Albany Great Danes vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Albany Great Danes vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SEC Network

The Albany Great Danes (4-10) are headed to Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday where they will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4).

The Albany Great Danes stepped onto the hardwood against Cornell and took a loss by a score of 83-75 in their last contest. Albany wrapped up the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (30 out of 60) and buried 10 of their 22 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Great Danes converted 5 of 7 tries for a rate of 71.4%. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In reference to defense, Albany allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the floor on 28 of 59 shooting. Cornell dished out 23 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Cornell collected 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Cornell ended up going 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 14 attempts. They also made 17 of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Great Danes ended up finishing with 17 and Cornell totaled 12 fouls.

Amir Lindsey is someone who was a factor for the contest. He scored 23 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He played 40 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 58.8% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Albany will take the court with a mark of 4-10 so far this season. They have an average of 75.5 points per contest (238th in Division 1) while going 47.1% from the field. The Great Danes are shooting 32.7% on shots from distance (108 of 330) and 61.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Albany is grabbing 35.5 boards per game and has totaled 218 assists on the season, which ranks 56th in college in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Great Danes have forced 11.7 turnovers every game and they draw 14.4 fouls. They rank 334th in college in allowing assists with 212 relinquished on the campaign. The Great Danes defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (379 of 844) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 261st in college in points per game allowed (76.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks got the win with a final of 95-70 when they faced South Carolina State. In reference to team rebounding, South Carolina allowed South Carolina State to collect 20 in all (9 offensive). They shot 47.4% from downtown by connecting on 9 of 19 and finished the contest at 9 of 16 at the free throw line (56.3%). The Gamecocks permitted South Carolina State to convert 26 of their 62 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% in the game. When all was said and done, the Gamecocks shot 29 for 49 from the floor which had them shooting 59.2%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, South Carolina converted 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 31 of them for a percentage of 86.1%. South Carolina State was called for 25 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for a total of 36 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Gamecocks were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest.

Mike Sharavjamts was important for the Gamecocks for this contest. He made 5 out of 6 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 28 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the game.

South Carolina has a mark of 8-4 for the year. As an offense, the Gamecocks are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 167th in D-1. South Carolina has accumulated 957 points so far this season (79.8 per game) and they collect 35.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per game (157th in the country) and they turn it over 10.4 times per contest. The Gamecocks are committing 18.2 fouls every game and they shoot 78.6% from the free throw line.

The South Carolina defense gives up 28.4% on 3-point shots (61 of 215) and their opposition knocks down 64.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.6 assists and 32.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 123rd and 103rd in the country. The Gamecocks on the defensive side of the court are 73rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.3. They are able to force 9.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (123rd in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Albany

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