South Carolina at Texas

South Carolina has a terrific senior backcourt in Meechie Johnson (15.6 ppg, 4.2 apg) and 6-9 Mike Sharavjamts (11.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg). The Gamecocks average 77.4 points and rank fifth in the 16-team SEC in fewest turnovers, plus No. 1 in free-throw shooting (78.5%). Over the last five games, they had a 71-67 loss at Auburn as a +13.5 underdog, an 85-76 win over Oklahoma as a dog, and came off an overtime loss to LSU (92-87). They're on a 4-2 ATS run on the road, even winning at Clemson (68-61) and LSU (78-68) as dogs of +12.5 and +7.5. Texas has a losing SEC mark and ranks 11th in turnover margin, plus is 10th from the charity stripe (73.8%). The Longhorns have failed to cover two of their last three as favorites of 9.5 points or more. Play South Carolina.