Radford Highlanders vs USC Upstate Spartans Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs USC Upstate Spartans

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

The USC Upstate Spartans (8-7) are welcoming the Radford Highlanders (6-8) at G.B. Hodge Center on Wednesday.

The Radford Highlanders faced off with VMI and took home the win by a score of 97-90 in their last contest. Radford ended the contest with a 55.1% field goal percentage (27 of 49) and converted 11 of their 25 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Highlanders converted 32 of 40 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defending, Radford allowed their opponent to shoot 48.2% from the floor on 27 out of 56 shooting. VMI earned 18 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, VMI had 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. VMI finished the game at 89.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of their 28 tries. They also converted 11 of their 24 tries from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Highlanders ended up finishing with 21 and VMI totaled 28 personal fouls.

Dennis Parker Jr. is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He shot 61.5% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He played 35 minutes played and collected 5 boards. He accounted for 26 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Radford will enter this contest with a mark of 6-8 for the year. They currently have an average of 82.1 points per outing (99th in D-1) while shooting 43.5% from the field. The Highlanders are hitting 33.8% on 3-pointers (149 of 441) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Radford is pulling in 36.3 boards per game and has accounted for 205 assists on the campaign, which ranks 98th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Highlanders are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 321st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 207 surrendered on the campaign. The Highlanders are giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (378 of 837) and they concede 37.6 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 36.4% from 3-point land and they rank 328th in college in PPG allowed (81.2).

When they last played, the USC Upstate Spartans went home defeated by a final of 74-65 when they faced Youngstown State. When discussing cleaning up the glass, USC Upstate permitted Youngstown State to pull down 35 in total (9 offensive). They shot 34.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 29 at the free throw line (69.0%). The Spartans permitted Youngstown State to convert 23 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% for this game. When all was said and done, the Spartans finished 21 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. Regarding three-point attempts, USC Upstate buried 4 out of their 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to convert 19 of those for a percentage of 76.0%. Youngstown State was called for 18 fouls in this game which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 2 steals for this game. The Spartans were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this contest.

Learic Davis was important for the Spartans in this game. He knocked down 2 of 7 for the contest for a rate of 28.6%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 9 points in his 23 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

USC Upstate has a mark of 8-7 on the year. The Spartans are responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 69.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.9 times per game (217th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. USC Upstate has accumulated 1,180 pts this year (78.7 per game) and they pull in 38.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spartans are shooting 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 171st in the nation.

The Spartans on the defensive end are ranked 117th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 70.5. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (62nd in college). The USC Upstate defense gives up 31.0% on three-point shots (100 of 323) and their opponents are making 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.8 dimes and 37.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 32nd and 293rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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