South Carolina Gamecocks vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Colonial Hall in White Sulphur Springs, WV

TV: CBSSN

The South Carolina Gamecocks (4-0) are en route to Colonial Hall on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Butler Bulldogs (3-1).

The South Carolina Gamecocks stepped onto the hardwood against Radford and went home with a win by a final score of 87-58 in their last game. South Carolina walked away from the contest having earned a 57.6% field goal percentage (34 out of 59) and made 7 of 25 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Gamecocks converted 12 of 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 assists in the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding defending, South Carolina allowed 30.9% from the field on 17 out of 55 shooting. Radford earned 6 assists and had 5 steals in this game. On top of that, Radford totaled 21 rebounds (7 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Radford ended up going 68.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 25 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 21 while Radford accounted for 17 fouls.

Elijah Strong is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 18 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He totaled 15 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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South Carolina heads into this game with a mark of 4-0 this year. They cough up possession 11.5 times per game and as a team are committing 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, South Carolina is grabbing 39.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 80 assists this year, which has them ranked 102nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Gamecocks are connecting on 36.0% from downtown (45 of 125) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They average 85.5 pts per game (99th in Division 1) while going 46.9% from the field.

On defense, the Gamecocks are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are ranked 51st in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 44 surrendered this season. The Gamecocks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.2% (97 of 241) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 24.6% on shots from distance and they are 90th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (67.5).

For their last game, the Butler Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 87-85 when they played SMU. When talking about team rebounding, Butler permitted SMU to grab 31 overall (11 on the offensive side). They went 30.8% from downtown by shooting 4 out of 13 and finished the contest at 11 of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Bulldogs allowed SMU to make 36 of 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 56.3% in this contest. Overall, the Bulldogs ended up going 29 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Butler made 13 out of their 29 attempts (44.8%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.9%. SMU was called for 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Bulldogs earned 16 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game.

Finley Bizjack ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the game. He converted 6 out of 15 for this game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Butler has a record of 3-1 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which is ranked 82nd in Division 1. Butler has tallied 383 pts this season (95.8 per game) and they pull in 46.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per game (12th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 15.3 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 16.3 fouls per game and they connect on 67.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 183rd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 72.8. They have forced 15.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (189th in the nation). The Butler defense allows 28.8% on 3-point attempts (21 of 73) and opponents are connecting on 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.8 assists and 31.3 total rebounds per game, which is 208th and 64th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler and under the total points

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