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

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The South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-11) are big, 10.5-point underdogs as they attempt to turn around an 11-game losing streak when they host the South Carolina Upstate Spartans (6-6) on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. The matchup airs at 6 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5 points.

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South Carolina Upstate vs. South Carolina State betting lines

  • South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: -568
  • South Carolina State moneyline odds to win: +411
  • Spread: South Carolina Upstate (-10.5)
  • Total: 147.5

South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, South Carolina Upstate has performed worse at home, covering three times in four home games, and five times in six road games.
  • The Spartans have hit the over on the total in a higher percentage of games at home (75%) than away games (16.7%).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Spartans were 143rd in the country offensively (74.8 points scored per game) and -2-worst defensively (83.5 points allowed).
  • South Carolina Upstate was 282nd in college basketball in rebounds per game (30.3) and 14th-worst in rebounds conceded (34.8) last season.
  • The Spartans were 209th in college basketball in assists (13.2 per game) last year.

South Carolina Upstate betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-2-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (205th in nation) 40.6 (67th) 35.3 (96th) 35.3 (333rd) 13.4 (255th) 11.3 (145th)

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South Carolina State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Last year, South Carolina State was 7-1-1 at home against the spread (.778 winning percentage). Away, it was 10-7-0 ATS (.588).
  • In terms of the over/under, Bulldogs games finished over six of nine times at home (66.7%) last year, and 10 of 17 away (58.8%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Bulldogs won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-1) and away (0-10) last year.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Bulldogs posted 79.5 points per game (47th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They ceded 70.4 points per contest on defense (126th-ranked).
  • With 32.0 boards per game, South Carolina State was 179th in the country. It ceded 28.1 rebounds per contest, which ranked 27th in college basketball.
  • Last year the Bulldogs ranked 57th in college basketball in assists, putting up 15.6 per game.

South Carolina State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-8-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 3-7-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-11 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
37.3 (361st in nation) 49.2 (352nd) 28.5 (343rd) 36.9 (351st) 10.6 (351st) 14.7 (347th)
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