Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Winthrop Eagles Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Winthrop Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Winthrop Eagles (20-10) will try to defeat the Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-16) at Winthrop Coliseum on Saturday.

The Presbyterian Blue Hose stepped onto the hardwood against High Point and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-73 in their last game. Presbyterian ended the game with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and converted 4 of 12 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Blue Hose buried 27 of their 31 tries for a percentage of 87.1%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 2 steals. With regard to defending, Presbyterian allowed 42.9% from the field on 27 of 63 shooting. High Point recorded 15 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, High Point grabbed 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. High Point finished the game at 60.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 23 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 26 tries from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Blue Hose finished with 16 while High Point recorded 20 fouls.

Triston Wilson is a guy who was important in the game. He left the arena with 17 points on 3 of 8 shooting. He played for 39 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He shot 37.5% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Presbyterian heads into this contest with a record of 14-16 on the season. They are averaging 71.9 points per game (277th in college hoops) on 47.4% from the field. The Blue Hose are connecting on 32.4% on three-point shots (154 of 475) and 68.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Presbyterian is grabbing 35.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 397 assists this season, which has them ranked 195th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Blue Hose have forced 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are giving up 35.9% from beyond the arc while they are 115th in the country in PPG allowed (71.7). The Blue Hose defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (760 of 1,696) and they concede 30.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 160th in college hoops in giving up assists with 376 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Winthrop Eagles took a loss by a score of 86-84 when they faced Charleston Southern. The Eagles were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. Charleston Southern committed 26 personal fouls in this game which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 34 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 64.7%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Winthrop made 10 out of their 27 tries (37.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles finished the game shooting 26 for 71 from the floor which had them at 36.6%. The Eagles allowed Charleston Southern to make 30 out of their 69 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.5% in the matchup. They finished 37.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 14 of 37 and ended up shooting 12 of 21 at the charity stripe (57.1%). When it comes to team rebounding, Winthrop permitted Charleston Southern to grab 34 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Daylen Berry ended up being important for the Eagles in this contest. He tallied 21 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He converted 7 out of 16 in the game for a rate of 43.8%, and added 4 rebounds.

Winthrop has a mark of 20-10 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Eagles are connecting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks 240th in Division 1. Winthrop has totaled 2,535 points so far this season (84.5 per game) and they snag 41.1 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (113th in college) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per game. The Eagles are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 221st in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 75.1. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (99th in the country). The Winthrop defense gives up 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (253 of 788) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.7 dimes and 34.8 boards every game, which is ranked 48th and 216th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Presbyterian

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