Presbyterian Blue Hose vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 11/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SECN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-1) are en route to Colonial Life Arena on Wednesday where they will try to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0).

The Presbyterian Blue Hose stepped onto the hardwood against East Tennessee State and notched a win by a score of 68-64 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Blue Hose left the arena with 17 and East Tennessee State accounted for 20 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. East Tennessee State walked away from this one shooting 76.2% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 21 tries. On top of that, East Tennessee State snagged 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. East Tennessee State distributed 8 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Presbyterian let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the floor on 21 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Blue Hose made 19 of 26 shots for a rate of 73.1%. Presbyterian ended the contest with a 43.8% field goal percentage (21 of 48) and made 7 of their 17 shots from distance.

Carl Parrish is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He racked up 17 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He played for 30 minutes played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He shot 35.7% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Presbyterian enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-1 so far this year. They are giving up possession 16.0 times per game and as a team they commit 20.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Presbyterian is grabbing 38.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 39 assists on the year, which ranks 79th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Hose are hitting 30.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (19 of 63) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They average 76.0 points per contest (235th in D-1) while shooting 46.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Blue Hose are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They concede 35.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 191st in college in points per game allowed (72.0). The Blue Hose defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.8% (71 of 170) and they surrender 30.3 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 288th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 35 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks walked away with a victory by a final of 83-79 when they played Southern Miss. The Gamecocks corralled 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. Southern Miss was called for 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, South Carolina made 16 of their 43 tries (37.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Gamecocks shot 25 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.1%. The Gamecocks permitted Southern Miss to convert 29 of 67 tries from the field which left them shooting 43.3% in the game. They finished shooting 22.7% from beyond the arc by going 5 of 22 and ended up shooting 16 out of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). Concerning cleaning the glass, South Carolina allowed Southern Miss to collect 38 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Meechie Johnson Jr. was important for the Gamecocks for this game. He knocked down 9 of 19 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He recorded 33 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

South Carolina has a mark of 2-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Gamecocks are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which has them ranked 223rd in college. South Carolina has tallied 174 points so far this year (87.0 per game) and they grab 39.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per game (39th in college) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per game. The Gamecocks are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per contest and they hit 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Gamecocks are ranked 229th in college in PPG allowed with 75.5. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (218th in college hoops). The South Carolina defense surrenders 27.3% on 3-point attempts (9 of 33) and their opponents are converting on 74.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.0 dimes and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 127th and 236th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Presbyterian

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