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Clemson Tigers 16-8
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2020-12-19
South Carolina Gamecocks 6-15

Model Predictions

Model Clemson Tigers South Caroli... Spread Projected
Elo
2020-21 season-end ratings
 60.3% (#46) 39.7% (#121) Clemson Tigers -4.0 73-69
Bradley-Terry
2020-21 season-end ratings
 71.7% (#46) 28.3% (#196) - -
Margin
2020-21 season-end ratings
 75.4% (#49) 24.6% (#119) Clemson Tigers -6.2 -
Pythagorean
2020-21 season-end ratings
 67.2% (#96) 32.8% (#278) - -
Adjusted Efficiency
2020-21 season-end ratings
 83.3% (#39) 16.7% (#113) - -
Log Adjusted
2020-21 season-end ratings
 83.3% (#39) 16.7% (#112) - -
Points Off/Def
2020-21 season-end ratings
 60.0% (#52) 40.0% (#127) - -

2020-21 season-end ratings: Spread: 4.0 points per 100 Elo plus a 3.0-point home edge (2019-20 margin fit); projected score: 2019-20's average total of 141 split by the spread. No neutral-site adjustment.

Team Stats Comparison

Stat Clemson Tigers South Caroli...
Games 23 21
PPG 65.0 72.5
FG% 42.3% 41.5%
3PT% 34.8% 30.5%
FT% 78.0% 65.4%
RPG 32.2 36.0
APG 13.3 13.3
SPG 6.0 8.4
BPG 2.7 3.7
TOPG 12.3 14.9

Efficiency Ratings

Metric Clemson Tigers South Caroli...
Adj. Off Eff 109.0 102.8
Adj. Def Eff 91.0 97.2
Adj. Net Eff 17.9 5.6

Efficiency = points per 100 possessions, adjusted for opponent strength

Clemson Tigers Top Players

Player PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
Aamir Simms 13.7 6.5 2.7 0.9 0.7 30.0
Clyde Trapp 7.4 5.3 2.6 0.6 0.4 29.0
Al-Amir Dawes 9.0 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.1 25.3
Nick Honor 8.1 1.3 2.2 1.3 0.0 23.4
Hunter Tyson 7.4 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 17.3

South Carolina Gamecocks Top Players

Player PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
A.J. Lawson 16.6 4.1 1.2 1.5 0.1 31.3
Justin Minaya 7.0 6.3 1.8 0.7 0.8 30.2
Keyshawn Bryant 14.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.9 27.0
Jermaine Couisnard 10.1 3.0 3.2 1.3 0.1 27.0
Seventh Woods 5.4 1.7 1.9 1.1 0.1 19.0