South Carolina State Bulldogs vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 12/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina State Bulldogs vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The South Carolina Gamecocks (7-4) will play the South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-12) at Colonial Life Arena on Monday.

The South Carolina State Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against USC Upstate and ended up losing by a score of 78-72 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 20 and USC Upstate racked up 16 fouls. They made 8 out of their 21 tries from 3-point land. USC Upstate finished the game shooting 64.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 25 tries. Additionally, USC Upstate grabbed 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. USC Upstate doled out 15 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, South Carolina State allowed their opponent to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 27 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 9 of their 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. South Carolina State walked away from the game with a 50.9% FG percentage (28 out of 55) and made 7 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jayden Johnson is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played 30 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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South Carolina State will take the court with a record of 0-12 on the year. They have an average of 65.4 pts per game (349th in the country) while connecting on 38.3% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.4% from downtown (73 of 225) and 63.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Carolina State is collecting 32.9 boards per game and has 127 assists this year, which has them ranked 338th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 22.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 fouls. They rank 358th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 220 relinquished so far this season. Bulldogs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (354 of 718) and they concede 40.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 358th in the country in PPG allowed (88.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the South Carolina Gamecocks went home defeated by a final of 68-61 against Clemson. In reference to how they attacked the glass, South Carolina permitted Clemson to get 26 overall (3 on the offensive glass). They went 35.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 out of 14 and finished the contest at 19 of 31 from the free throw line (61.3%). The Gamecocks permitted Clemson to knock down 22 of their 47 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.8% in this game. Overall, the Gamecocks ended up shooting 19 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3%. In regard to 3-pointers, South Carolina buried 4 of 26 attempts (15.4%). They were able to convert 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. Clemson committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Gamecocks collected 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 for the contest.

Kobe Knox ended up being a major contributor for the Gamecocks in the matchup. He totaled 13 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 assists in this contest. He made 5 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

South Carolina has a mark of 7-4 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gamecocks are shooting 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 212th in Division 1. South Carolina has 862 points this year (78.4 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.9 times per game (159th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per contest. The Gamecocks commit 18.5 fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Gamecocks defensively are ranked 76th in the country in PPG allowed with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 9.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (132nd in the nation). The South Carolina defense gives up 26.5% on shots from beyond the arc (52 of 196) and their opponents are making 65.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.1 assists and 33.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 96th and 146th in those defensive categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina State

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