The LSU Tigers and Gamecocks, 2 of the bottom-ranked teams in the SEC, will be playing at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia on Saturday. LSU is 7th in the SEC with a 5-6 conference record and a 15-10 total record. With a 10-15 record and a 2-9 conference record, South Carolina is at the bottom.

College football betting

LSU has been trying to stay on the tournament bubble in recent weeks. The Tigers have won three of their last 4 games. This contains a 69-67 ot win over Mississippi Stateon Tuesday. The Tigers were down by 17 at one point in the game but won off of an ultimate shot by freshman guard Anthony Hickey.

NFL odds

The Tigers have 37.4 rebounds per game, the third best in the conference. However, the Tigers are even with South Carolina for the 2nd worst field goal ratio in the SEC. Both teams have made 40.9% of their shots.

After taking a year off when he relocated from Iowa State, Junior center Justin Hamilton is the Tigers’ top scorer. Hamilton is averaging 13.7 points per game.

Of these last ten games, the Gamecocks have won just 2. Those 2 victories were by one or 2 points. They were against Georgia and Alabama. The team’s 10.1 assists per game have them ranked at 328 out of 344 Division I schools in the category. The Gamecocks also have a SEC-worst stat of 31.7 rebounds per game. The team’s bad performance is putting head coach Darrin Horn on the hot seat.

Senior forward Mailk Cooke is the just player for South Carolina who’s averaging double digits in scoring. He has 12.2 points per game.

LSU has a -7 edge over South Carolina for the game. This offers a -105 payout whilst the +7 prospects for South Carolina have a -115 payout. There hasn’t been any moneyline or point total prospects scheduled for this match.