USC Upstate Spartans vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Buccaneer Fieldhouse in Charleston, SC

TV: ESPN+

The USC Upstate Spartans (8-10) are en route to Buccaneer Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will take on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (11-8).

The USC Upstate Spartans took the court against Winthrop and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-50 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Spartans finished with 18 and Winthrop totaled 15 fouls. They made 12 of 31 attempts from 3-point land. Winthrop walked away from this one shooting 57.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 19 shots. Additionally, Winthrop had 46 rebounds (17 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. Winthrop recorded 11 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, USC Upstate allowed the other team to shoot 38.7% from the floor on 24 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists in this game as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spartans converted 10 of their 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. USC Upstate finished the contest with a 34.5% FG percentage (19 of 55) and made 2 out of their 11 shots from downtown.

Breylin Garcia is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He walked away with 16 points on 7 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 19 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 100.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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USC Upstate will take the court with a record of 8-10 so far this season. They are averaging 76.4 points per contest (197th in Division 1) while going 45.2% from the field. The Spartans are hitting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (137 of 400) and 68.9% from the free throw line. As a team, USC Upstate is pulling down 37.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 240 assists on the season, which ranks 195th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Spartans are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are 73rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 198 relinquished so far this season. The Spartans are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (443 of 1,073) and they surrender 37.6 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 31.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 136th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.7).

In their last game, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers took a loss by a score of 84-82 when they played High Point. Concerning attacking the glass, Charleston Southern permitted High Point to get 36 in total (11 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from distance by hitting 6 of 18 and ended up shooting 24 out of 40 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Buccaneers allowed High Point to bury 27 out of 69 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 39.1% for the contest. In all, the Buccaneers finished 31 for 70 from the field which had them at 44.3%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Charleston Southern made 11 of their 29 tries (37.9%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. High Point committed 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Buccaneers to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Buccaneers snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this game.

A'lahn Sumler ended up having an impact for the Buccaneers for the contest. He made 7 of 20 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 35.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 6 assists in the game.

Charleston Southern has a win-loss record of 11-8 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Buccaneers are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 201st in the nation. Charleston Southern has accounted for 1,609 pts for the season (84.7 per contest) and they pull down 44.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.5 times per game (40th in college) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Buccaneers commit 21.7 fouls per game and they go 65.5% from the free throw line.

The Charleston Southern defense gives up 29.2% on shots from distance (122 of 418) and their opposition makes 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.8 assists and 39.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 26th and 352nd in college hoops. The Buccaneers on the defensive side of the court are 289th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.4. They are forcing their opponents into 9.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (33rd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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