Longwood Lancers vs USC Upstate Spartans Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Longwood Lancers vs USC Upstate Spartans

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The USC Upstate Spartans (9-13) will try to defeat the Longwood Lancers (12-10) at G.B. Hodge Center on Thursday.

The Longwood Lancers took the court against Charleston Southern and took home the win by a score of 81-79 in their last game. Longwood ended having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and buried 3 out of their 9 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Lancers knocked down 28 of their 34 shots for a rate of 82.4%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and having 16 steals. In the matter of defense, Longwood allowed the other team to shoot 41.3% from the floor on 26 out of 63 shooting. Charleston Southern recorded 13 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In addition, Charleston Southern snagged 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Charleston Southern ended up shooting 65.0% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of their 20 shots. They made 14 of 38 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Lancers ended up finishing with 21 and Charleston Southern racked up 24 personal fouls.

Elijah Tucker is someone who played a role for the game. He ended up going 72.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 38 mins played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Longwood heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-10 this season. They turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Longwood is grabbing 36.8 boards per game and is sitting with 294 dimes on the year, which is 177th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Lancers are shooting 30.6% on shots from downtown (129 of 421) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.6 pts per contest (162nd in college) on 46.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lancers are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 243rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 289 relinquished for the year. The Lancers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (554 of 1,248) and they concede 31.8 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 171st in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the USC Upstate Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 67-65 when they faced Gardner-Webb. The Spartans earned 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Gardner-Webb earned 19 fouls for this game which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. In reference to shooting from distance, USC Upstate converted 7 out of 21 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Spartans ended up going 21 out of 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.5%. The Spartans permitted Gardner-Webb to knock down 26 of their 60 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.3% in this matchup. They finished 29.4% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In reference to attacking the glass, USC Upstate allowed Gardner-Webb to collect 37 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Karmani Gregory ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans in this game. He had 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists for the matchup. He converted 8 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

USC Upstate has a win-loss record of 9-13 on the season. As an offense, the Spartans are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which ranks 234th in D-1. USC Upstate has scored 1,665 pts so far this season (75.7 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per game (274th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Spartans have committed 18.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 68.5% from the free throw line.

The USC Upstate defense allows 32.8% on three-point shots (153 of 467) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.5 assists and 37.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 45th and 327th in Division 1. The Spartans on the defensive end are ranked 175th in college in PPG surrendered with 73.2. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (119th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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