North Carolina Central Eagles vs USC Upstate Spartans Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Central Eagles vs USC Upstate Spartans

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, SC

TV: ESPN+

The USC Upstate Spartans (3-4) host the North Carolina Central Eagles (2-5) at G.B. Hodge Center on Tuesday.

The North Carolina Central Eagles played Dayton and took a loss by a score of 74-55 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 17 and Dayton accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 32 attempts from distance. Dayton finished shooting 57.9% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, Dayton collected 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Dayton earned 13 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, North Carolina Central allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists for this contest while creating 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected 31 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 11 of 13 tries for a rate of 84.6%. North Carolina Central finished with a 37.3% FG percentage (19 of 51) and made 6 out of their 14 shots from distance.

Khouri Carvey is someone who played a role in the game. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and collected 4 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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North Carolina Central will enter this contest with a record of 2-5 on the year. They are averaging 70.0 points per contest (312th in the nation) while hitting 38.7% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 36.5% on 3-point shots (54 of 148) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Carolina Central is pulling in 33.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 103 dimes for the season, which is 60th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.9 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.3% from beyond the arc and they are 310th in college in points per game from their opponents (81.4). The Eagles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (186 of 402) and they surrender 40.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 344th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 116 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the USC Upstate Spartans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-64 against West Georgia. The Spartans earned 21 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. West Georgia committed 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Spartans to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 62.5%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, USC Upstate buried 6 out of their 24 tries (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 24 for 69 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8%. The Spartans permitted West Georgia to convert 29 of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0% for this game. They finished shooting 33.3% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 12 and ended up going 10 of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, USC Upstate allowed West Georgia to pull down 46 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Mason Bendinger ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans in this contest. He totaled 21 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 9 of 16 for the game for a rate of 56.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

USC Upstate has a mark of 3-4 on the year. As an offense, the Spartans are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which is 133rd in the country. USC Upstate has totaled 569 pts this year (81.3 per game) and they collect 38.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.0 times per game (219th in the country) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Spartans commit 17.3 fouls every game and they hit 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 110th in college in PPG given up with 69.3. They are forcing 14.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (134th in college hoops). The USC Upstate defense allows 27.7% on three-point shots (38 of 137) and opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 10.4 assists and 38.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 45th and 297th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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