South Carolina Gamecocks vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 3/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Oklahoma Sooners (17-14) will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (13-18) at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday in the SEC Tournament.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Ole Miss and notched a win by a score of 64-61 in their last game. South Carolina ended the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (22 out of 54) and knocked down 9 of their 29 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Gamecocks made 11 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 61.1%. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 32 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In regard to the defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 41.8% from the floor on 23 of 55 shooting. Ole Miss distributed 14 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Moreover, Ole Miss snagged 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ole Miss shot 82.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 17 attempts. They buried 1 of 14 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Gamecocks ended up with 16 while Ole Miss had 15 fouls.

Meechie Johnson Jr. is a player who came through in this matchup. He finished with 17 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 33 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 45.5% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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South Carolina will play this contest with a win-loss record of 13-18 on the season. They currently have an average of 75.0 points per contest (205th in the country) while shooting 43.5% from the field. The Gamecocks are connecting on 30.8% on shots from downtown (245 of 795) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Carolina is pulling down 32.5 boards per game and has accumulated 413 dimes this season, which ranks 244th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Gamecocks have forced 10.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 312th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 486 surrendered this season. The Gamecocks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (851 of 1,871) and they concede 36.2 boards per contest as a group. They give up 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 242nd in the nation in points per game allowed (76.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Oklahoma Sooners went home victorious with a score of 88-85 when they played Texas. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Oklahoma allowed Texas to collect 31 in all (7 offensive). They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 25 of 29 at the charity stripe (86.2%). The Sooners allowed Texas to make 25 out of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 41.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Sooners walked away from this one shooting 27 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Oklahoma converted 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to convert 27 of them for a percentage of 79.4%. Texas had 24 personal fouls for the contest which got the Sooners to the charity stripe for 34 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Sooners were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game.

Nijel Pack was important for the Sooners in the matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 31 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for the matchup. He converted 7 of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Oklahoma has a record of 17-14 for the season. The Sooners have committed 17.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per contest (166th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.2 times per game. Oklahoma has totaled 2,565 pts for the year (82.7 per contest) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Sooners are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which is ranked 85th in the country.

The Sooners are ranked 278th in college hoops in PPG given up with 77.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (222nd in the nation). The Oklahoma defense gives up 34.3% on shots from distance (252 of 734) and their opposition makes 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.7 assists and 34.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 207th and 213th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina

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