South Carolina-SC State: How to watch, stream, listen, plus odds and predictions

Lamont Paris and the South Carolina basketball team play the SC State Bulldogs in Columbia on Friday. Here’s how you can watch, stream, and listen to the game, plus gambling odds, predictions, and much more.

Who: SC State Bulldogs (1-0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0-1)
When: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, 7 p.m. ET
Where: Colonia Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina

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TV: The game will not be broadcast on traditional television.

Video streaming: The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus, which is accessible with your TV provider credentials and available via the ESPN app and espn.com. The broadcast crew is Dave Weinstein (play-by-play) and John Williams (analyst).

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Local radio/streaming: The game will be on the Gamecock Sports Network, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Casey Manning (analyst). The pregame show begins at 6:30 p.m. You can stream the South Carolina radio broadcast here.

Radio Affiliate List

• Allendale, WDOG, 93.5 FM
• Camden, WCAM, 98.7 FM
• Camden, WCAM, 1590 AM
• Charleston, WTMZ, 98.9 FM
• Chesterfield, WVSZ, 107.3 FM
• Columbia, WNKT, 107.5 FM
• Florence, WOLH, 96.3 FM
• Florence, WOLH, 1230 AM
• Greenville, WROO, 104.9 FM
• Myrtle Beach, WSEA, 100.3 FM
• Newberry, WKDK, 101.7 FM
• Newberry, WKDK, 1240 AM
• Rock Hill/Lancaster, WRHM, 107.1 FM
• Spartanburg, WSPG, 98.3 FM
• Spartanburg, WSPG, 1400 AM
• Sumter, WDXY, 105.9 FM
• Sumter, WDXY, 1240 AM
• Union, WBCU, 103.5 FM
• Union, WBCU, 1460 AM
• Waynesboro, WYBO, 92.9 FM

National radio/streaming: The game will be on Sirius XM 383 and Sirius XM app 973.

Betting Information

As of Friday at 5 p.m., South Carolina is favored by 19 points, while the over/under is 148 points. The line opened at -16 and the over/under was 142.5.

At DraftKings, South Carolina is a moneyline favorite of -2100, while SC State is a moneyline underdog of +1100. That indicates a 91.97% ‘true probability’ of South Carolina winning.

Computer Predictions

Massey Ratings predicts a score of South Carolina 81-SC State 60 and gives the Gamecocks a 96% probability of winning.

ESPN’s BPI predicts that South Carolina will win by 16 points and gives the Gamecocks a 92.6% probability of winning.

GamecockCentral Staff Predictions

• Chris Clark: South Carolina wins 79-65
• Kevin Miller: South Carolina wins 81-62
• Wes Mitchell: South Carolina wins 78-67
• Brian Shoemaker: South Carolina wins 72-63
• Jack Veltri: South Carolina wins 77-59

Ticket Information

Single-game tickets are available and can be purchased here.

Also! What to watch for: South Carolina looks to return to winning ways against SC State

The following information was provided by the University of South Carolina’s Athletic Communications and Public Relations department.

Series Information

• Overall: 21-0, SC leads
• Home: 21-0, SC leads
• Trend: Teams first met on Dec. 3, 1979; 7 of 22 games have been decided by single digits; average margin of victory 17.1 ppg
• Last meeting: 79-77 win in the opening game of Lamont Paris era (11/8/23)

Numbers of Note

70. South Carolina, who was 14-3 at home last season, allowed 70 or more points at Colonial Life Arena just twice (1-1 in those games) in 23-24.

18. The Gamecocks were one of 18 teams in the country with multiple top-10 victories last season.

5. Carolina was one of only five teams in the nation last season with a top-5 road win; Arizona, Clemson, James Madison & Washington State are the other four

25. Carolina held 25 opponents below 70 points last season, which led the SEC and T-4th nationally.

50%. In games where the Gamecocks have shot 50 percent or higher the last two seasons, the team is 8-1 (8-0 in 2023-24).

15. The Gamecocks 15-win turnaround in 2023-24 was the greatest single-season turnaround in program history, surpassing the 11-win improvement from 2002-03 to 2003-04 under Dave Odom.

8. Eight South Carolina natives are on the roster this season, the most the team has had since eight Palmetto State products were on the roster in Odom’s first season in 2001-02.

Up Next

South Carolina hosts Towson (0-1) next Tuesday. The non-conference matchup will tip off at 7 p.m. The Gamecocks then hit the road for the first time this season with a trip to Assembly Hall on Nov. 16 to face No. 17/18 Indiana (1-0).

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