USC Upstate Spartans vs South Carolina State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs South Carolina State Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center in Orangeburg, SC

TV: ESPN+

The South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-11) will play the USC Upstate Spartans (6-6) at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on Tuesday.

The USC Upstate Spartans faced North Carolina and took a loss by a final of 80-62 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 15 and North Carolina accounted for 5 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 23 attempts from downtown. North Carolina finished shooting 63.6% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of their 22 shots. In addition, North Carolina pulled down 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Carolina recorded 20 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, USC Upstate allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 28 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Spartans buried 2 of their 3 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. USC Upstate ended with a 37.9% FG percentage (25 of 66) and converted 10 of their 27 3-pointers.

Learic Davis is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished 62.5% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He was on the court for 22 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He notched 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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USC Upstate comes into this game with a record of 6-6 this year. They have an average of 78.3 pts per game (169th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Spartans are hitting 34.0% on three-point attempts (98 of 288) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, USC Upstate is pulling down 38.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 163 assists on the year, which has them ranked 139th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a team are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Spartans are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They give up 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 120th in the country in PPG from their opponents (70.8). The Spartans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.5% (295 of 729) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 135th in college hoops in giving up assists with 133 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the South Carolina State Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 102-78 against Queens. The Bulldogs were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. Queens was called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, South Carolina State made 8 out of 18 tries (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 29 for 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. The Bulldogs permitted Queens to convert 33 out of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in the game. They finished 35.9% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 29 at the free throw line (75.9%). When it comes to attacking the glass, South Carolina State permitted Queens to get 35 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Owen Bronston, Jr. was important for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He had 17 points in his 23 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the game. He made 6 of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and tallied 1 rebound.

South Carolina State has a mark of 0-11 this year. The Bulldogs commit 22.3 fouls per game and they go 63.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.6 times per contest (350th in D-1) and they turn it over 15.1 times per contest. South Carolina State has totaled 713 points for the campaign (64.8 per game) and they pull down 33.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are connecting on 37.3% from the floor, which is 360th in the nation.

The South Carolina State defense allows 34.0% on 3-pointers (99 of 291) and their opposition knocks down 73.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 18.6 assists and 41.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 359th and 354th in Division 1. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 360th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 89.5. They have forced 11.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.2% from the field (354th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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