Dec 19, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Citadel Bulldogs guard Elijah Morgan (4) shoots a three point basket over Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Braeden Shrewsberry (11) in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images
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The Citadel vs Charleston Prediction 12/17/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

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MATCHUP The Citadel Bulldogs Charleston Cougars
Team Records 3-9 6-6
Where TD Arena, Charleston, SC
When Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Time 07:00 PM EST
TV FloSports

The Citadel Bulldogs and the Charleston Cougars meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the TD Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a the Citadel Bulldogs vs. Charleston Cougars prediction.

Citadel Bulldogs Recap

The Citadel Bulldogs come into this game looking to bounce back from a 71-55 loss at the hands of South Carolina last time out to fall to 3-8 this season. After this game, the Citadel will head on the road for a game against Richmond.

Citadel Lose 8 Of Last 10

Braxton Williams leads the Citadel in scoring with 10.5 PPG along with 2.8 RPG while Christian Moore has 9.5 PPG with 2.7 RPG and Sola Adebisi has 9.4 PPG with 5.6 RPG this season. Eze Wali has 8.5 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 1.9 APG to lead the Citadel in assists. As a team, the Citadel is averaging 70.9 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three and 65.8% from the foul line this season.

Charleston Cougars Recap

The Charleston Cougars come into this game looking to add on to their 74-67 win over Charleston last time out to sit at 5-6 this season. After this game, Charleston will head on the road for a game against Northern Kentucky.

Charleston Snaps Two-Game Slide

Connor Hickman has 13.7 PPG with 4.2 RPG and Jlynn Counter has 12.5 PPG along with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Cougars in assists as well. Martin Kalu has 11.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Charleston so far this season. Chol Machot has 9.7 PPG with a 5.2 RPG and Christian Reeves has 7.8 RPG to lead the Cougars in rebounding. As a team, Charleston is averaging 73.9 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field, 27.1% from three and 72.1% from the foul line this season.

Citadel Bulldogs vs. Charleston Cougars Prediction

I’m on the Citadel and the points here. Charleston’s the better team, but this is just a case of too many points to be giving up to a Citadel team that just went and hung around with South Carolina. The Cougars haven’t been heavily favored in many spots this season and I just don’t think that this year’s Charleston team has the same punch as past Cougar teams. Give me the Citadel and the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: The Citadel +16.5

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