South Carolina Upstate vs. Western Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 6

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The Western Carolina Catamounts (4-4) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the South Carolina Upstate Spartans (5-5) on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET. The over/under is 149.5 for the matchup.

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South Carolina Upstate Cover -1.5 vs Western Carolina -105

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South Carolina Upstate vs. Western Carolina betting lines

  • South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: -119
  • Western Carolina moneyline odds to win: -101
  • Spread: South Carolina Upstate (-1.5)
  • Total: 149.5

South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • South Carolina Upstate has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered two times in three games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in five games on the road.
  • The Spartans have gone over the over/under more consistently at home, hitting the over in three of three home matchups (100%). In road games, they have hit the over in one of five games (20%).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Spartans were the 143rd-ranked team in college basketball (74.8 points per game) last year. On defense, they were -2-worst (83.5 points allowed per game).
  • Last season, South Carolina Upstate was 282nd in the nation in rebounds (30.3 per game) and 14th-worst in rebounds conceded (34.8).
  • Last season the Spartans were ranked 209th in the country in assists with 13.2 per game.

South Carolina Upstate betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-2-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (174th in nation) 40.2 (65th) 35.8 (89th) 35.6 (336th) 13.5 (238th) 11.5 (155th)

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Western Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Western Carolina has performed better against the spread at home (1-1-0) than on the road (0-4-0) this season.
  • Catamounts games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time both at home (one of two) and on the road (two of four) this year.
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Catamounts have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (0-4).

Last season stats

  • The Catamounts were ranked 290th in college basketball offensively last season with 69.7 points per game, while defensively they were 20th-worst (79.0 points allowed per game).
  • Western Carolina, who ranked 28th in college basketball with 35.2 boards per game, allowed 34.8 rebounds per contest, which was 14th-worst in college basketball.
  • The Catamounts ranked 286th in the nation with 12.1 dimes per contest.

Western Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 0-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-3-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (202nd in nation) 44.4 (225th) 38.1 (32nd) 29.5 (108th) 15.3 (141st) 13.8 (313th)
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