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The 19th ranked South Carolina Gamecocks will face the Seton Hall Pirates in a non-conference game that will take place at the neutral site of Madison Square Garden in New York, New York at 9 PM ET. South Carolina has won their first eight games of the season and they have covered the spread in three of the six games that has had a posted line. Seton Hall has won seven of their nine games on the season and they have failed to cover in five of the eight games that have had a posted line.
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South Carolina is coming off a 70-54 win over Florida International in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 20.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 124, which was under the closing line of 129.5. The Gamecocks had covered the spread in their previous two games that had a posted line. In their last five games that have had a posted line the total has gone under every time.
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Seton Hall is coming off a 60-57 win over California in their last game where they covered the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 117, which was well under the closing line of 134.5. The Pirates have covered the spread in two of their last three games. In three of their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone under. Seton Hall has won three in a row overall.
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Offensively, South Carolina is putting up 73.9 points per game on a 46% FG average. On defense the Gamecocks are allowing 55.5 points per game, which ranks 3rd in the nation, on a 33.7% FG average, which ranks 2nd in the nation.
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Seton Hall is putting up 78.3 points per game on a 49.9% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Pirates are allowing 69.1 points per game on 41% shooting.
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This will be the first time that these two teams have met.
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South Carolina vs. Seton Hall Betting Trends<br />
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South Carolina is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games.
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Seton Hall is 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Pirates are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games.</p>
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between South Carolina and Seton Hall the public is leaning towards the Pirates covering the 1.5 point spread with 56% confidence. The over/under bettors are leaning heavily to this game going under the 138 total line.
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