USC Upstate Spartans vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: The HTC Center in Conway, SC

TV: ESPN+

The HTC Center is the location where the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0-2) will take on the USC Upstate Spartans (0-2) on Monday.

The USC Upstate Spartans faced off with South Carolina State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-70 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Spartans ended up walking away with 20 while South Carolina State finished the game with 28 fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 27 attempts from distance. South Carolina State ended up shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 14 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, South Carolina State snagged 41 rebounds (17 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. South Carolina State earned 11 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, USC Upstate allowed the other team to go 34.2% from the field on 27 of 79 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Spartans buried 25 of 36 shots for a rate of 69.4%. USC Upstate walked away from the contest with a 39.6% field goal percentage (21 of 53) and knocked down 3 of their 21 three-point shots.

Alessandro Perotti is a player who played a role in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 83.3% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 26 minutes and also snagged 9 rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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USC Upstate will play this game with a mark of 0-2 so far this season. They are averaging 70.0 pts per game (265th in the country) while hitting 44.6% from the floor. The Spartans are connecting on 24.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (10 of 41) and 68.2% from the free throw line. As a team, USC Upstate is grabbing 38.0 boards per contest and has racked up 30 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 139th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 17.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Spartans have forced 8.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 42.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 283rd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (80.5). The Spartans are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.7% (54 of 136) and they relinquish 39.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 251st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 26 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-52 against Duke. The Chanticleers pulled down 15 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 25 for this contest. They turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. Duke was called for 22 fouls in the game which took the Chanticleers to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to convert 10 of them for a percentage of 58.8%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Coastal Carolina made 4 of their 22 tries (18.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Chanticleers walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 63 from the field which had them shooting 30.2%. The Chanticleers allowed Duke to make 38 of their 62 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 61.3% for the contest. They went 50.0% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 22 and finished the contest at 26 of 41 from the free throw line (63.4%). Regarding how they rebounded, Coastal Carolina allowed Duke to get 44 in total (8 offensive).

Jaevian Alston ended up being important for the Chanticleers in this matchup. He totaled 10 points in his 19 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 4 out of 7 in the game for a rate of 57.1%, and added 4 rebounds.

Coastal Carolina has a record of 0-2 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Chanticleers are connecting on 36.3% from the floor, which is ranked 327th in college. Coastal Carolina has scored 122 pts on the year and they snag 33.5 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 8.5 times per contest (341st in D-1) and they cough up possession 15.0 times per game. The Chanticleers commit 27.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 63.6% from the charity stripe.

The Chanticleers on the defensive end are ranked 335th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 92.0. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 51.3% from the floor (328th in college hoops). The Coastal Carolina defense surrenders 47.2% on 3-point shots (17 of 36) and their opposition makes 70.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 18.5 dimes and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 331st and 324th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Coastal Carolina

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