Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs USC Upstate Spartans Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs USC Upstate Spartans

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, SC

TV: ESPN+

The USC Upstate Spartans (10-14) will compete against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (11-13) at G.B. Hodge Center on Saturday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers faced off with High Point and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-55 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Buccaneers ended up with 19 while High Point finished the game with 13 fouls. They converted 5 of their 17 attempts from three-point range. High Point finished 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 20 tries. On top of that, High Point grabbed 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. High Point earned 11 dimes and had 21 steals in the matchup. In reference to defense, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 30 of 65 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for this game while forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Buccaneers made 6 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Charleston Southern ended the contest having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (20 of 47) and buried 9 out of their 30 3-point attempts.

Jesse Hafemeister is one guy who came through for the game. He went 66.7% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins and collected 5 boards. He scored 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Charleston Southern will play this game with a record of 11-13 for the season. They are averaging 82.6 points per contest (63rd in college) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Buccaneers are connecting on 35.2% on 3-point shots (290 of 825) and 64.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Charleston Southern is snagging 42.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 405 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 26th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 21.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Buccaneers are forcing 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 fouls. They currently rank 34th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 250 surrendered for the season. The Buccaneers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.0% (641 of 1,564) and they relinquish 39.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 30.4% on shots from distance while they are 303rd in D-1 in opponents points per game (78.7).

In their last game, the USC Upstate Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 76-67 when they played UNC Asheville. In relation to how they attacked the glass, USC Upstate permitted UNC Asheville to collect 33 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 34.8% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). The Spartans permitted UNC Asheville to knock down 28 of their 53 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 52.8% in the matchup. In all, the Spartans went 25 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 41.0%. When discussing 3-pointers, USC Upstate made 6 of their 23 attempts (26.1%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. UNC Asheville had 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Spartans to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Spartans recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 24 in the game.

Karmani Gregory pitched in for the Spartans for this game. He buried 7 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes in the matchup.

USC Upstate has a record of 10-14 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spartans are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 251st in college. USC Upstate has accumulated 1,797 points for the season (74.9 per game) and they snag 37.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.8 times per contest (281st in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. The Spartans are committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they hit 67.6% from the free throw line.

The USC Upstate defense allows 32.4% on 3-point shots (165 of 510) and their opponents are making 69.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.4 assists and 37.6 boards per game, which is ranked 38th and 331st in college hoops. The Spartans on defense are ranked 161st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 72.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (133rd in the nation).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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