Presbyterian Blue Hose vs USC Upstate Spartans Prediction, 2/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs USC Upstate Spartans

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (13-14) are headed to G.B. Hodge Center on Saturday where they will meet the USC Upstate Spartans (11-16).

The Presbyterian Blue Hose faced UNC Asheville and earned the victory with a final of 58-57 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Blue Hose ended up with 9 while UNC Asheville finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 3 of 15 attempts from 3-point land. UNC Asheville finished shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 6 of their 9 attempts. In addition, UNC Asheville collected 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UNC Asheville doled out 10 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Presbyterian allowed 40.7% from the floor on 24 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Blue Hose converted 7 of 12 tries for a rate of 58.3%. Presbyterian finished the contest having earned a 43.4% FG percentage (23 out of 53) and made 5 out of their 16 three-point shots.

Jaylen Peterson is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He ended up going 64.3% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 37 minutes and collected 8 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Presbyterian comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-14 this year. They are averaging 71.7 pts per game (281st in Division 1) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Blue Hose are hitting 31.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (139 of 437) and 67.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Presbyterian is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 358 assists for the season, which ranks 226th in college in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Blue Hose have forced 10.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They concede 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 117th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.5). The Blue Hose defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.3% (676 of 1,526) and they surrender 30.9 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 128th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 339 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the USC Upstate Spartans took a loss by a final score of 82-75 when they faced Longwood. The Spartans were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 21 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. Longwood was called for 21 fouls for this contest which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 56.5%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, USC Upstate made 6 out of their 20 tries (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Spartans ended up going 28 out of 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.8%. The Spartans allowed Longwood to bury 28 of their 68 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.2% in the matchup. They finished 62.5% from 3-point land by going 10 of 16 and finished the contest at 16 of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to cleaning the glass, USC Upstate permitted Longwood to collect 36 in total (12 offensive).

Karmani Gregory pitched in for the Spartans for the contest. He recorded 23 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He converted 9 of 22 in this contest for a field goal rate of 40.9%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

USC Upstate has a mark of 11-16 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Spartans are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which is 243rd in college. USC Upstate has totaled 2,042 pts on the campaign (75.6 per game) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.9 times per contest (270th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. The Spartans are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they go 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans on the defensive end are ranked 215th in the nation in PPG allowed with 74.7. They are able to force 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (126th in the country). The USC Upstate defense concedes 33.6% on 3-point attempts (201 of 599) and opponents are knocking down 70.1% of their foul shots. They concede 11.7 assists and 37.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 49th and 334th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Presbyterian

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