South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The South Carolina State Bulldogs (1-13) are headed to Food City Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Tennessee Volunteers (9-3).

The South Carolina State Bulldogs faced South Carolina and took a loss by a score of 95-70 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 25 while South Carolina finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They buried 6 of their 21 attempts from long range. South Carolina finished the game at 86.1% from the free throw line by burying 31 of their 36 attempts. Moreover, South Carolina pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. South Carolina totaled 16 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, South Carolina State allowed their opponent to shoot 59.2% from the floor on 29 of 49 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 20 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 9 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 56.3%. South Carolina State finished the game with a 41.9% FG percentage (26 out of 62) and knocked down 9 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Jayden Johnson is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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South Carolina State comes into this matchup with a record of 1-13 for the season. They are averaging 65.9 points per game (346th in Division 1) while going 39.4% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 34.1% on shots from distance (88 of 258) and 63.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, South Carolina State is grabbing 32.3 boards per game and has accumulated 161 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 289th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a team they commit 22.1 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are 361st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 245 surrendered for the season. The Bulldogs are giving up a FG percentage of 49.2% (401 of 815) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 353rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (86.5).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers got the win with a final of 94-52 when they faced Gardner-Webb. When it comes to rebounds, Tennessee permitted Gardner-Webb to get 22 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished 23.3% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 9 at the charity stripe (55.6%). The Volunteers allowed Gardner-Webb to bury 20 out of their 58 attempts from the field which had them at 34.5% in the game. Overall, the Volunteers went 38 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.5%. When talking about shots from downtown, Tennessee buried 10 of their 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Gardner-Webb committed 12 fouls for the contest which took the Volunteers to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Volunteers recorded 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup.

Amaree Abram ended up having an impact for the Volunteers in this contest. He scored 15 points in his 13 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 6 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 9-3 on the year. The Volunteers are committing 17.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.0 times per game (22nd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Tennessee has accumulated 986 pts this season (82.2 per contest) and they grab 43.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Volunteers are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which is 78th in college hoops.

The Volunteers on defense are ranked 22nd in college in points per game surrendered with 64.5. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.1% from the floor (17th in college). The Tennessee defense allows 28.1% on 3-point shots (90 of 320) and their opposition makes 67.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.1 assists and 29.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 19th and 16th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina State

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