South Carolina vs. Kentucky Women’s Basketball Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – March 2
Published 9:56 am Sunday, March 2, 2025
Sunday’s game between the No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks (26-3) and the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats (22-5) at Colonial Life Arena has a good chance to be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 76-62 and heavily favors South Carolina to take home the win. Game time is at 2 p.m. ET on March 2.
According to our computer prediction, Kentucky is projected to cover the point spread (16.5) versus South Carolina. The two teams are projected to go over the 137.5 total.
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South Carolina vs. Kentucky Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
- Time: 2 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN
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- Where: Columbia, South Carolina
- Venue: Colonial Life Arena
- Line: South Carolina -16.5
- Point total: 137.5
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South Carolina vs. Kentucky Score Prediction
- Prediction:
South Carolina 76, Kentucky 62
Spread & Total Prediction for South Carolina vs. Kentucky
- Pick ATS: Kentucky (+16.5)
- Pick OU: Over (137.5)
South Carolina has a 13-11-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Kentucky, who is 12-9-0 ATS. The Gamecocks have a 12-12-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Wildcats have a record of 10-11-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams average 157 points per game, 19.5 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 contests, South Carolina is 5-5 against the spread and 8-2 overall while Kentucky has gone 5-5 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
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South Carolina Performance Insights
- The Gamecocks average 80.6 points per game (12th in college basketball) while allowing 57.1 per outing (37th in college basketball). They have a +680 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 23.5 points per game.
- South Carolina pulls down 38.9 rebounds per game (seventh in college basketball) while allowing 30.1 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 8.8 boards per game.
- South Carolina makes 6 three-pointers per game (190th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 5.1. It shoots 33.4% from deep while its opponents hit 29.3% from long range.
- The Gamecocks rank 21st in college basketball with 95.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and seventh in college basketball defensively with 68 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- South Carolina wins the turnover battle by 4.1 per game, committing 11.9 (21st in college basketball) while its opponents average 16.
Kentucky Performance Insights
- The Wildcats’ +404 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 14.9 points per game) is a result of putting up 76.4 points per game (33rd in college basketball) while giving up 61.5 per outing (109th in college basketball).
- Kentucky prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 3.2 boards. It records 35.6 rebounds per game (43rd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 32.4.
- Kentucky hits 8.2 three-pointers per game (30th in college basketball) at a 32.4% rate (139th in college basketball), compared to the 4.8 per game its opponents make, at a 26.2% rate.
- Kentucky forces 12.9 turnovers per game (319th in college basketball) while committing 12.6 (42nd in college basketball).
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