USC Upstate Spartans vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 11/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

Littlejohn Coliseum is where the Clemson Tigers (1-1) will try to beat the USC Upstate Spartans (1-1) on Tuesday.

The USC Upstate Spartans faced Duke and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-38 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Spartans walked away with 21 and Duke accounted for 12 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 21 shots from distance. Duke shot 65.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 26 tries. Additionally, Duke pulled down 48 rebounds (17 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Duke earned 16 dimes and had 15 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, USC Upstate allowed the other team to go 44.1% from the field on 30 out of 68 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Spartans buried 1 of 2 shots for a rate of 50.0%. USC Upstate wrapped up the game having earned a 27.8% field goal percentage (15 out of 54) and buried 7 out of their 23 3-point shots.

Justin Bailey is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up scoring 13 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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USC Upstate will take the court with a record of 1-1 on the season. They are averaging 64.0 points per contest (314th in Division 1) while hitting 41.4% from the floor. The Spartans are hitting 40.0% from downtown (16 of 40) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, USC Upstate is pulling in 37.5 boards per game and has totaled 23 assists on the season, which is 289th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 18.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Spartans have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 24.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 117th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.0). The Spartans are allowing a shooting percentage of 37.5% (45 of 120) and they relinquish 38.5 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 191st in the country in giving up assists with 26 relinquished this year.

For their last game, the Clemson Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-58 against South Carolina. The Tigers corralled 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. South Carolina earned 15 fouls for the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to bury 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 55.6%. Regarding 3-pointers, Clemson converted 7 of their 18 tries (38.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers finished 23 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.7%. The Tigers allowed South Carolina to bury 22 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.4% for the contest. They finished 38.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 26 and finished the contest at 6 of 13 from the charity stripe (46.2%). With respect to rebounds, Clemson permitted South Carolina to grab 46 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Chase Hunter ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this game. He accumulated 13 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and added 5 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 41.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Clemson has a record of 1-1 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are hitting on 42.1% from the floor, which is 255th in the country. Clemson has accounted for 138 pts so far this season (69.0 per game) and they average 37.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per game (101st in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Clemson defense gives up 41.2% on 3-point shots (21 of 51) and their opponents are knocking down 64.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.5 dimes and 40.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 167th and 319th in Division 1. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 131st in college hoops in points given up per game with 64.5. They have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 38.3% from the field (106th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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