Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Presbyterian Blue Hose Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Presbyterian Blue Hose

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Templeton Center in Clinton, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (10-10) will try to beat the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (11-9) at Templeton Center on Wednesday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers faced USC Upstate and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-81 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Buccaneers ended up walking away with 20 while USC Upstate recorded 21 personal fouls. They converted 4 of 12 shots from 3-point land. USC Upstate finished the game shooting 64.0% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 25 attempts. Furthermore, USC Upstate grabbed 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. USC Upstate recorded 6 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to go 43.4% from the floor on 33 out of 76 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for this game while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 36 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Buccaneers made 13 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 52.0%. Charleston Southern ended having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (30 out of 62) and converted 8 of 25 shots from downtown.

A'lahn Sumler is a player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up shooting 35.0% from the floor and also earned 6 assists. He played 39 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He racked up 19 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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Charleston Southern enters this one with a record of 11-9 on the season. They are averaging 84.5 points per outing (50th in D-1) while going 45.2% from the field. The Buccaneers are shooting 35.6% on shots from downtown (246 of 691) and 64.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charleston Southern is snagging 44.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 350 assists for the season, which has them ranked 13th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Buccaneers are forcing 9.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are ranked 54th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 211 surrendered this season. The Buccaneers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.8% (531 of 1,333) and they concede 40.1 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 29.3% from 3-point land and they rank 292nd in college in opponents PPG (77.8).

The last time they took the court, the Presbyterian Blue Hose got the victory with a final of 92-55 against Gardner-Webb. The Blue Hose recorded 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. Gardner-Webb earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Blue Hose to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 77.3%. With regard to 3-point shots, Presbyterian made 5 out of their 12 attempts (41.7%). Overall, the Blue Hose finished shooting 35 out of 60 from the field which had them shooting 58.3%. The Blue Hose permitted Gardner-Webb to bury 18 out of their 49 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.7% in this contest. They went 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 22 and ended up going 12 of 20 at the free throw line (60.0%). With respect to rebounding, Presbyterian allowed Gardner-Webb to grab 24 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Jonah Pierce ended up being a factor for the Blue Hose in this game. He recorded 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this contest. He converted 9 out of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 13 rebounds.

Presbyterian has a mark of 10-10 for the season. The Blue Hose commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per game (233rd in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Presbyterian has totaled 1,420 points this year (71.0 per contest) and they snag 35.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Blue Hose are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which is 92nd in college.

The Presbyterian defense allows 36.2% on 3-pointers (141 of 389) and their opposition makes 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.1 assists and 30.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 75th and 10th in D-1. The Blue Hose on defense are ranked 70th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (201st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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