USC Upstate Spartans vs Winthrop Eagles Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs Winthrop Eagles

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, SC

TV: ESPN+

Winthrop Coliseum is the location where the Winthrop Eagles (19-8) will take on the USC Upstate Spartans (11-16) on Thursday.

The USC Upstate Spartans played Longwood and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-75 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Spartans finished with 23 while Longwood had 21 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 16 tries from beyond the arc. Longwood finished the contest at 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 24 tries. Moreover, Longwood collected 36 boards (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Longwood earned 14 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In regard to the defense, USC Upstate allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the field on 28 out of 68 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists in this game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spartans made 13 of 23 attempts for a rate of 56.5%. USC Upstate finished the game with a 41.8% field goal percentage (28 of 67) and made 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Karmani Gregory is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 40.9% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 23 points on 9 out of 22 shooting.

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USC Upstate heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 11-16 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a team they commit 18.4 fouls per game. As a unit, USC Upstate is pulling in 37.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 347 assists so far this season, which ranks 239th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are hitting 34.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (201 of 589) and 67.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.6 points per contest (189th in college hoops) while going 44.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 79th in college in allowing assists with 316 surrendered so far this season. The Spartans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.2% (707 of 1,636) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 215th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.7).

For their last game, the Winthrop Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 103-85 when they faced Gardner-Webb. The Eagles corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. Gardner-Webb earned 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Winthrop converted 18 of 35 attempts (51.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles went 32 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. The Eagles permitted Gardner-Webb to make 31 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8% in this game. They shot 40.7% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 27 and finished the game at 12 out of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). Regarding rebounding, Winthrop permitted Gardner-Webb to snag 25 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Kareem Rozier ended up being a factor for the Eagles in this game. He knocked down 11 of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 33 points in his 33 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists for the contest.

Winthrop has a win-loss record of 19-8 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Eagles are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which has them ranked 212th in college. Winthrop has tallied 2,296 pts on the campaign (85.0 per contest) and they grab 40.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per contest (100th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. The Eagles have committed 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles defensively are ranked 211th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.6. They have forced 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (108th in the country). The Winthrop defense concedes 32.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (221 of 689) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.4 dimes and 34.6 boards per game, which ranks them 42nd and 197th in those defensive categories.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take USC Upstate

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