High Point Panthers vs Presbyterian Blue Hose Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: High Point Panthers vs Presbyterian Blue Hose

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Templeton Center in Clinton, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-15) will play the High Point Panthers (26-4) at Templeton Center on Thursday.

The High Point Panthers faced off with Winthrop and earned the victory with a final of 89-87 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 24 and Winthrop recorded 23 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 27 shots from distance. Winthrop shot 75.0% from the free throw line by making 15 of 20 shots. Furthermore, Winthrop grabbed 38 boards (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Winthrop doled out 12 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Regarding defense, High Point allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the field on 32 of 73 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Panthers buried 24 of their 30 shots for a rate of 80.0%. High Point wrapped up the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (27 of 55) and converted 11 out of their 31 3-point shots.

Terry Anderson is a player who came through in this matchup. He went 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played 31 minutes and grabbed 11 boards. He ended up with 23 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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High Point steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 26-4 on the year. They cough up possession 9.4 times per game and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, High Point is pulling in 36.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 500 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 16th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are connecting on 35.4% on 3-pointers (277 of 782) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 91.1 points per game (3rd in the nation) while connecting on 49.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are able to force 17.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They rank 238th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 390 conceded on the year. The Panthers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (736 of 1,700) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 32.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 85th in the country in opponents PPG (70.3).

In their last game, the Presbyterian Blue Hose took a defeat with a final score of 76-74 when they played USC Upstate. The Blue Hose were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this contest. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. USC Upstate earned 16 fouls for the contest which got the Blue Hose to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Presbyterian converted 7 of their 15 attempts (46.7%). Overall, the Blue Hose finished the game shooting 29 for 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.2%. The Blue Hose permitted USC Upstate to convert 30 out of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7% in this matchup. They finished shooting 37.5% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 16 and finished the contest at 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Presbyterian permitted USC Upstate to collect 32 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Carl Parrish was important for the Blue Hose for this game. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and earned 1 rebound. He earned 20 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 assists in the game.

Presbyterian has a record of 14-15 on the season. The Blue Hose commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they go 67.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.3 times per contest (237th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. Presbyterian has totaled 2,083 pts on the campaign (71.8 per game) and they pull in 35.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Blue Hose are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 48th in the country.

The Blue Hose on the defensive side of the court are 113th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 71.4. They are able to force 11.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (231st in college). The Presbyterian defense allows 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (205 of 576) and their opponents are making 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.4 dimes and 30.9 boards per game, which is 104th and 24th in those categories.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Presbyterian

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