South Carolina Gamecocks vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN2

The Clemson Tigers (8-3) are welcoming the South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) at Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced The Citadel and walked away with a win by a score of 71-55 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Gamecocks left the arena with 16 while The Citadel accumulated 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 2 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. The Citadel went 55.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 20 shots. On top of that, The Citadel totaled 27 boards (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. The Citadel doled out 9 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Regarding defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 36.8% from the floor on 21 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 34 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Gamecocks buried 18 of their 21 tries for a rate of 85.7%. South Carolina finished the game having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 out of 59) and knocked down 3 of 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Meechie Johnson Jr. is one player who played a role for this game. He finished shooting 63.6% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He was on the court for 30 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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South Carolina enters this game with a win-loss mark of 7-3 so far this season. They average 80.1 pts per game (137th in Division 1) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Gamecocks are connecting on 31.3% on shots from distance (90 of 288) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Carolina is snagging 36.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 154 assists for the season, which has them ranked 195th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per game and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Gamecocks are able to force 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 25.8% on three-point shots and they are 82nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (68.2). Gamecocks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (251 of 599) and they surrender 34.3 boards per game as a unit. They are 85th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 123 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 70-63 when they faced Mercer. The Tigers recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. Mercer had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning shooting from distance, Clemson knocked down 8 out of 26 attempts (30.8%). Overall, the Tigers ended up going 25 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Tigers allowed Mercer to make 26 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% in this matchup. They shot 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 22 and ended up shooting 5 out of 10 at the free throw line (50.0%). When talking about rebounding, Clemson allowed Mercer to collect 24 in all (3 offensive).

Dillon Hunter ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the matchup. He buried 4 of 7 in the game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 2 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this contest.

Clemson has a mark of 8-3 on the year. The Tigers have committed 16.6 fouls every game and they hit 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.2 times per game (149th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest. Clemson has earned 900 points for the season (81.8 per game) and they grab 41.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 180th in the country.

The Tigers are ranked 42nd in college in points allowed per game with 66.4. They have forced 10.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (58th in the country). The Clemson defense concedes 27.3% on shots from distance (74 of 271) and their opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 10.2 dimes and 32.3 rebounds per game, which is 22nd and 78th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson

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