South Carolina-Tennessee Lines Preview

The South Carolina Gamecocks and the Tennessee Volunteers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Thompson-Boling Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Volunteers listed as 9½-point favorites versus the Gamecocks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Zam Fredrick and Devan Downey led South Carolina with 18 points apiece in its 85-68 loss to LSU on Wednesday night. Louisiana State cashed as 4-point home favorites as the game played over the 144.5-point total posted by sportsbooks. Tyler Smith swished 19 points for Tennessee in its 90-72 loss to Kentucky on Tuesday night. Kentucky cashed as 7-point road underdogs as the teams played over the 158-point total listed by oddsmakers. Team records: South Carolina: 12-3 SU, 3-6-1 ATS Tennessee: 10-5 SU, 8-5 ATS South Carolina most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 5-5 After playing LSU are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Tennessee most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Vanderbilt are 7-3 After playing Kentucky are 7-3 After a loss are 9-1 A few trends to consider: South Carolina is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Carolina's last 5 games when playing Tennessee South Carolina is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games on the road South Carolina is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee's last 5 games Tennessee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against South Carolina Tennessee is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing South Carolina Next up: South Carolina home to Florida, Wednesday, January 21 Tennessee at Vanderbilt, Tuesday, January 20