USC Upstate Spartans vs Radford Highlanders Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs Radford Highlanders

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: The Dedmon Center in Radford, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Dedmon Center is the site where the Radford Highlanders (15-14) will try to beat the USC Upstate Spartans (12-17) on Thursday.

The USC Upstate Spartans stepped onto the hardwood against Presbyterian and walked away with a win by a score of 76-74 in their last game. USC Upstate finished having earned a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 out of 58) and converted 6 of their 16 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Spartans buried 10 of their 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding defense, USC Upstate let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 29 of 59 shooting. Presbyterian recorded 14 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Presbyterian snagged 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Presbyterian finished the game shooting 69.2% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of 13 shots. They also buried 7 of 15 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Spartans ended up with 16 while Presbyterian totaled 14 personal fouls.

Karmani Gregory is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 38 mins and pulled down 1 board. He finished the game shooting 46.7% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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USC Upstate will play this contest with a record of 12-17 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls per game. As a team, USC Upstate is collecting 36.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 368 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 244th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are hitting 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (214 of 636) and 68.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.2 points per contest (201st in the country) while going 44.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.8% from 3-point land and they rank 210th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.5). The Spartans are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.4% (759 of 1,749) and they surrender 37.6 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 95th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 343 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Radford Highlanders went home defeated by a final of 74-73 against UNC Asheville. The Highlanders collected 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 3 steals for this game. UNC Asheville was called for 22 fouls for this contest which got the Highlanders to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a rate of 63.3%. In terms of three-point attempts, Radford knocked down 10 out of their 21 tries (47.6%). In all, the Highlanders shot 22 out of 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3%. The Highlanders allowed UNC Asheville to convert 31 of 65 attempts from the floor which had them at 47.7% in this matchup. They finished 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 of 13 and ended up going 7 out of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Radford permitted UNC Asheville to get 35 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Del Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Highlanders for the matchup. He buried 5 of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 26.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 6 dimes in this contest.

Radford has a win-loss record of 15-14 for the campaign. The Highlanders are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls every game and they go 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per game (223rd in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. Radford has earned 2,374 pts this season (81.9 per contest) and they pull down 36.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Highlanders are shooting 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 192nd in the country.

The Highlanders on the defensive side of the court are 311th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 78.7. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (265th in Division 1). The Radford defense surrenders 35.3% on shots from distance (234 of 662) and their opponents are converting on 71.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.4 assists and 36.3 rebounds every game, ranking them 270th and 297th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Radford

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