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

Game: Stetson Hatters vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

Colonial Life Arena is where the South Carolina Gamecocks (13-19 last year) will compete against the Stetson Hatters (12-21 last season) on Tuesday.

The Stetson Hatters took the court against Austin Peay and took a loss by a final of 69-60 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Hatters ended up finishing with 17 while Austin Peay accumulated 9 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 20 tries from three-point range. Austin Peay walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 16 of 20 tries. Moreover, Austin Peay collected 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Austin Peay earned 11 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. With regard to defending, Stetson allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Hatters knocked down 6 of 7 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Stetson ended with a 43.4% FG percentage (23 of 53) and buried 8 of their 26 three-point attempts.

Ethan Copeland is someone who played a role for this contest. He finished the game at 43.8% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. He recorded 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Stetson will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 12-21 last season. They averaged 73.7 points per contest (238th in college) while hitting 45.6% from the floor. The Hatters shot 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (306 of 843) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a group, Stetson snagged 32.8 rebounds per game and totaled 506 dimes last season, which was 98th in the country in terms of passing. They coughed up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a team committed 15.5 fouls per game.

When they were on defense, the Hatters were able to force 10.3 turnovers every game and they drew 16.6 fouls. They conceded 34.4% from 3-point land while they were 325th in D-1 in points per game allowed (79.7). The Hatters gave up an opponent FG percentage of 47.7% (953 of 2,000) and they surrendered 34.9 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 322nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 517 surrendered last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the South Carolina Gamecocks went home defeated by a final of 86-74 when they faced Oklahoma. The Gamecocks recorded 18 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. Oklahoma committed 16 fouls in this contest which took the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.5%. In reference to 3-point shots, South Carolina converted 11 of their 29 attempts (37.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Gamecocks shot 25 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. The Gamecocks permitted Oklahoma to convert 30 of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.0% in this matchup. They went 44.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 of 25 and finished the game at 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, South Carolina permitted Oklahoma to collect 24 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Kobe Knox ended up having an impact for the Gamecocks in the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and added 5 rebounds.

South Carolina had a win-loss record of 13-19 last year. The Gamecocks were responsible for committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.1% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 13.3 times per contest (222nd in college) and they turned it over 9.9 times per contest. South Carolina totaled 2,398 pts last season (74.9 per game) and they averaged 32.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Gamecocks shot 43.4% from the field, which had them ranked 291st in college.

The South Carolina defense allowed 31.8% on 3-point attempts (219 of 688) and their opponents knocked down 71.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 10.8 assists and 35.8 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 79th and 273rd in those categories. The Gamecocks defensively were ranked 253rd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They forced 10.1 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (277th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina and under the total points

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