Western Carolina Catamounts vs USC Upstate Spartans Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Carolina Catamounts vs USC Upstate Spartans

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, SC

TV: ESPN+

G.B. Hodge Center is where the USC Upstate Spartans (4-5) will play the Western Carolina Catamounts (4-4) on Saturday.

The Western Carolina Catamounts faced off with Virginia-Lynchburg and earned the victory with a final of 124-62 in their last game. Western Carolina ended having earned a 55.1% field goal percentage (54 out of 98) and made 14 of their 44 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Catamounts made 2 of 4 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 60 with 26 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 33 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, Western Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the field on 19 out of 57 shooting. Virginia-Lynchburg earned 9 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. On top of that, Virginia-Lynchburg had 19 boards (2 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Virginia-Lynchburg walked away from this one shooting 79.2% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of their 24 shots. They also converted 5 of 20 tries from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Catamounts ended up with 17 and Virginia-Lynchburg totaled 6 fouls.

CJ Hyland is one guy who came through for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He was on the court for 15 mins played but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He left the arena with 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Western Carolina heads into this contest with a mark of 4-4 this year. They average 78.4 points per game (172nd in college) while hitting 45.0% from the field. The Catamounts are hitting 29.5% on shots from 3-point land (66 of 224) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Carolina is collecting 41.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 122 dimes on the campaign, which is 162nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Catamounts are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 223rd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 112 conceded on the year. The Catamounts defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.4% (206 of 464) and they concede 33.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 36.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 234th in the country in PPG allowed (76.1).

In their last game, the USC Upstate Spartans went home victorious with a score of 85-78 against Coastal Carolina. The Spartans were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the game. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. Coastal Carolina was called for 27 fouls for the contest which took the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 36 shots. They were able to convert 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Regarding 3-point shots, USC Upstate knocked down 7 out of 20 attempts (35.0%). When the game finished, the Spartans went 27 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Spartans permitted Coastal Carolina to bury 28 of 76 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 42.9% from distance by shooting 12 out of 28 and ended up going 10 of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, USC Upstate permitted Coastal Carolina to pull down 41 in total (11 offensive).

Mason Bendinger was important for the Spartans for the matchup. He scored 27 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He made 7 of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

USC Upstate has a win-loss mark of 4-5 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spartans are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 162nd in the nation. USC Upstate has totaled 714 points on the campaign (79.3 per contest) and they average 38.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per contest (198th in college) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. The Spartans commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 67.5% from the free throw line.

The Spartans are ranked 108th in college in PPG surrendered with 69.3. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (82nd in college hoops). The USC Upstate defense gives up 27.9% on three-point shots (51 of 183) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.9 dimes and 38.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 49th and 320th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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