Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 11/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SECN+

Colonial Life Arena is where the South Carolina Gamecocks (4-2) will take on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-3) on Friday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers took the court against Piedmont and went home with a win by a final score of 93-81 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Buccaneers walked away with 20 and Piedmont finished the game with 17 fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 23 tries from 3-point land. Piedmont finished the game shooting 61.5% from the free throw line by converting 16 of 26 shots. In addition, Piedmont snagged 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Piedmont dished out 14 assists and had 13 steals for this game. In terms of defending, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to shoot 40.8% from the field on 29 of 71 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Buccaneers converted 14 of 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. Charleston Southern ended with a 44.9% field goal percentage (31 out of 69) and converted 17 of 47 shots from beyond the arc.

Brycen Blaine is someone who played a role in this contest. He was able to score 25 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He shot 50.0% from the floor and earned 8 dimes.

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Charleston Southern enters this contest with a mark of 5-3 for the season. They currently have an average of 85.4 pts per game (87th in the nation) while hitting 44.9% from the floor. The Buccaneers are connecting on 37.6% on 3-pointers (109 of 290) and 65.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Charleston Southern is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 156 assists this season, which is 4th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a team they commit 21.1 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Buccaneers are able to force 9.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 fouls. They rank 284th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 102 surrendered this season. The Buccaneers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.2% (232 of 550) and they relinquish 39.9 boards per contest as a team. They give up 29.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 295th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (80.4).

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks went home defeated by a final of 79-77 when they faced Northwestern. The Gamecocks were able to snag 17 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 28 for this contest. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. Northwestern committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. When it comes to three-point attempts, South Carolina buried 10 of their 34 tries (29.4%). Overall, the Gamecocks went 28 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Gamecocks permitted Northwestern to convert 30 of 53 tries from the field which had them shooting 56.6% in the game. They went 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 14 and finished the game at 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, South Carolina permitted Northwestern to collect 22 overall (4 offensive).

Elijah Strong pitched in for the Gamecocks for this contest. He accumulated 16 points in his 20 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

South Carolina has a win-loss record of 4-2 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gamecocks are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which has them ranked 185th in the country. South Carolina has accounted for 491 points so far this season (81.8 per contest) and they average 36.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.8 times per game (46th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.2 times per game. The Gamecocks are committing 19.2 fouls per contest while shooting 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Gamecocks on the defensive side of the court are 140th in college in points per game surrendered with 71.3. They are forcing 10.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (202nd in college hoops). The South Carolina defense surrenders 30.8% on 3-point shots (28 of 91) and their opposition knocks down 67.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.3 dimes and 35.2 total rebounds per game, which is 131st and 189th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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