The Kentucky Wildcats (8-15) host the South Carolina Gamecocks (6-13) in a SEC team game at the Rupp Arena, starting at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, March 6, 2021. The Gamecocks are underdogs of 7.5 points in the game, the first confrontation between the teams this season. The over / under is 151 in the matchup.
The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect the betting data from DraftKings on March 6, 2021, 2:17 am ET. See the table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet on the DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Examining Above / Below
- The average implied total for the Wildcats this season is 73 points, six less than the implied total of 79 points in Saturday’s game.
- Kentucky overcame the total points implicit in this confrontation (79) five times.
- The average implicit total of 76.6 points in the season for Gamecocks is 4.6 points more than the implicit total of 72 points for the team in this match.
- This season, South Carolina scored 13 times more than the implied total of this 72-point game.
The implicit totals are total points projected for each team based on the totals and spreads defined by sportsbooks.
Kentucky and South Carolina Records ATS
| ATS Registration | ATS registration against 7.5+ point propagation | Over / under registration (OUP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 5-16-2 | 1-2 | 10-13 |
| Gamecocks | 7-12 | 0-1 | 12-6-1 |
Against The Spread (ATS) records reflect only those games that had odds.
Betting Tips – Shooting Statistics
- This season, the Wildcats have a field shot percentage of 41.4%, which is 4.7% less than the 46.1% of the shots that the Gamecocks made.
- Kentucky is 2-1 overall and 2-1 against the spread when shooting better than 46.1% of the field.
- South Carolina has a record of 6-1 against the spread and a record of 5-2 overall, by allowing its opponents to hit more than 41.4% of their field shots.
- Gamecocks fired at a rate of 42% from the field this season, -0.9 percentage points less than the average of 41.1% of Wildcats opponents.
- South Carolina compiled a record of 7-6 against the spread and a record of 6-7 straight in games that shoots more than 41.1% on the pitch.
- When Kentucky opponents hit more than 42% of the field, it’s 5-6-1 against the spread and 7-5 overall.
- The Wildcats are hitting 32.2% of their three-point shots this season, 4% less than the 36.2% that Gamecocks allow opponents to shoot from a distance.
- Kentucky is 4-6 against spread and 6-4 overall when it kicks better than 36.2% from a distance.
- South Carolina compiled a 4-2 against the spread, going to 4-2 overall in games this season, when their opponents throw more than 32.2% of the city center.
- Gamecocks shoot 31.6% beyond the arc this season. That’s 0.1 percentage points less than the Wildcats allowed their opponents to shoot from a distance (31.7%).
- South Carolina has an ATS record of 4-5 and is 4-5 straight when the team hits more than 31.7% of its three-point attempts.
- Kentucky has a 4-7-2 ATS record and a 5-8 straight record this season, when it reaches more than 31.6% of its three-point attempts.
- The Wildcats hit 5.9 three points per game this season, 1.4 fewer shots on average than the 7.3 per game that Gamecocks fold.
- When South Carolina has more threes than its opponents, it’s 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall. When Kentucky is defeated by its opponents, it is 1-11-1 ATS and 2-11 straight up.
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