Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Betting Picks & Predictions
Western Kentucky is on the road playing South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/22/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Western Kentucky -2.5 was the opening favorite
Game outlook
Western Kentucky is on the road playing South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/22/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Western Kentucky -2.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Western Kentucky -3.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-2, 0-0 C-USA) travel to Columbia, South Carolina on Thursday to face the South Carolina Gamecocks (5-6, 0-0 SEC). The Louisville Cardinals snapped Western Kentucky's five-game winning streak last Wednesday, 94-83. Akron and Louisville are Western Kentucky's only losses. At the Greeneville Winter Invitational, South Carolina lost its second straight game to East Carolina 64-56. Western Kentucky is without Dontaie Allen. The injury report for South Carolina does not list any players.
The perimeter offense of Western Kentucky is difficult to defend
The Hilltoppers are shooting well from downtown, resulting in an average of 77.5 points per game, which is 87th nationally. The Hilltoppers are shooting 48.1% overall, which is 56th in the nation, and 42.3% from three-point range. Dayvion McKnight leads Western Kentucky in scoring with 15.4 points per game and is averaging 48.3% overall and 27.3% from long distance. The second-leading scorer, Emmanuel Akot, averages 13.0 points per game while hitting 47.5% from the field and 44.2% from long range. Luke Frampton scores 11.4 points per game and shoots 54.4% from three-point range. Western Kentucky's top six scorers, four shoot 44.2% or higher from 3-point range.