The South Carolina Gamecocks and Oregon Ducks face off in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The two schools saw very different results in their respective conference tournaments. South Carolina was solid all season but struggled heavily against Auburn. In the SEC Tournament, they took care of Arkansas in the first game, but were destroyed by Auburn again in the quarterfinals. Oregon on the other hand was on the wrong side of the bubble before the surprised everyone and won the Pac-12 tournament. With Oregon coming in hot and South Carolina looking to bounce back from another embarrassing loss, it’s anyone’s guess how this South Carolina vs Oregon prediction plays out.
Below, we will preview this NCAA Tournament college basketball game, giving a South Carolina vs Oregon prediction and other March Madness expert picks. Which school will win and keep their hopes of winning the championship trophy alive?
South Carolina vs Oregon Prediction and March Madness Expert Picks
2024 NCAA Tournament
No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks (26-7) vs. No. 11 Oregon Ducks (23-11)
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM EST
Venue: PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh, PA
Coverage: TNT
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South Carolina vs Oregon March Madness Odds
All college basketball betting odds for South Carolina vs Oregon can be found at BetUS Sportsbook.
Moneyline: SC: (-120) | ORE: (+102)
Point Spread: SC: -1.5 (-108) | ORE: +1.5 (-112)
Total: 132.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
KenPom Rankings | Bracketology
KenPom Rankings are from KenPom.com
| Team | Rk | AdjO | AdjD | AdjT |
| South Carolina | 49 | 114.7 (46) | 99.7 (54) | 62.9 (354) |
| Oregon | 55 | 114.0 (50) | 100.6 (70) | 67.2 (197) |
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South Carolina vs Oregon College Basketball Trends
- South Carolina is 13-2 in non-conference college basketball games this season.
- Oregon is 11-3 in non-conference college basketball games this season.
- The OVER is 16-17 in South Carolina basketball games this season.
- The OVER is 20-14 in Oregon basketball games this season.
- South Carolina is 4-2 in NCAA Tournament games since 2004.
- Oregon is 10-4 in NCAA Tournament games since 2016.
South Carolina vs Oregon Prediction | March Madness Expert Picks
South Carolina’s head coach Lamont Paris deserves all the recognition this year for the job he’s done this year, but it should hardly be a surprise. In his first head coaching stint at Chattanooga he took a struggling team to 20 or more wins in two of his last three seasons. Last year, the Gamecocks were just 11-21 but now have reached their first NCAA Tournament since their 2016-2017 Final Four run.
This year’s team is led by guard Meechie Johnson who averages over 13 points per game. While only three players on the team average double figures, the team is deep and prides itself on grinding out wins with their defense.
The Ducks have heated up as of late and a lot of that is thanks to the return of center N’Faly Dante. Dante has only played 20 games this season due to a knee injury suffered in Oregon’s first game of the season, which kept him out until mid-January. Dante is back now and is averaging over 16 points and eight rebounds per game.
Both of these teams are incredibly similar offensively, defensively, and the tempo at which they play. Oregon comes into the tournament red hot, but we’ve seen teams sputter out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Both teams are led by fantastic coaches and this game will for sure be a classic. It’ll be a close one, but the Ducks’ momentum and experience look like it’ll be just too much for South Carolina. For our South Carolina vs Oregon prediction, we are picking the Oregon Ducks to win and move on in the NCAA Tournament.
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