Clemson vs. South Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 16

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The Clemson Tigers (8-3) are heavily favored (by 12.5 points) to continue a seven-game home winning streak when they host the South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The over/under for the matchup is set at 142.5.

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Clemson Cover -12.5 vs South Carolina -111

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Clemson vs. South Carolina betting lines

  • Clemson moneyline odds to win: -980
  • South Carolina moneyline odds to win: +639
  • Spread: Clemson (-12.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Clemson statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Clemson did a better job covering the spread on the road (8-4-0) than it did at home (10-7-0) last year.
  • In terms of point totals, the Tigers hit the over more consistently when playing at home last year, as they exceeded the total 11 times in 17 opportunities (64.7%). In road games, they hit the over five times in 12 opportunities (41.7%).
  • Clemson played worse as a moneyline favorite at home last year, posting a home record of 13-2, compared to going 8-1 in road games.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Tigers were the 112th-ranked team in college basketball (76.1 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 27th (65.8 points conceded per game).
  • Last year, Clemson was 156th in the country in rebounds (32.4 per game) and 90th in rebounds allowed (29.8).
  • At 14.2 assists per game last season, the Tigers were 124th in the country.

Clemson betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (181st in nation) 40.0 (57th) 38.2 (27th) 29.2 (93rd) 15.2 (142nd) 8.5 (fifth)

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South Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, South Carolina was 11-7-0 at home against the spread (.611 winning percentage). On the road, it was 3-8-0 ATS (.273).
  • Looking at the over/under, Gamecocks games went over eight of 18 times at home (44.4%) and six of 11 on the road (54.5%) last season.
  • The Gamecocks’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .250 (2-6) last season, and on the road it was .000 (0-10).

Last season stats

  • The Gamecocks posted 69.8 points per game (285th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while surrendering 71.4 points per contest (156th-ranked).
  • South Carolina averaged 30.8 rebounds per game (253rd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 28.9 rebounds per contest (47th-ranked).
  • The Gamecocks ranked 250th in the nation with 12.6 assists per game.

South Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-6-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (170th in nation) 41.9 (113th) 33.2 (190th) 30.1 (139th) 15.1 (147th) 9.0 (15th)
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