Winthrop Eagles vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winthrop Eagles vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Buccaneer Fieldhouse in Charleston, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Winthrop Eagles (20-9) are hitting the road to Buccaneer Fieldhouse on Thursday where they will take on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (13-16).

The Winthrop Eagles faced off with High Point and ended up losing by a score of 89-87 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Eagles finished with 23 while High Point totaled 24 fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 31 shots from 3-point range. High Point finished the game shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by burying 24 of 30 attempts. In addition, High Point grabbed 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. High Point earned 17 dimes and had 2 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Winthrop let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 27 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 15 of 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Winthrop finished having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (32 out of 73) and buried 8 of 27 shots from distance.

Logan Duncomb is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins played and collected 14 rebounds. He finished the game at 52.6% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Winthrop will enter this game with a record of 20-9 for the season. They are turning it over 10.9 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 fouls every game. As a team, Winthrop is collecting 40.7 boards per game and has tallied 440 dimes this year, which ranks 74th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (283 of 815) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.5 points per contest (26th in the country) while connecting on 44.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 76th in college in giving up assists with 333 relinquished this season. The Eagles defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (734 of 1,717) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 31.8% on 3-point shots and they are 215th in the country in points per game allowed (74.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers took a loss by a score of 107-96 when they faced Longwood. Concerning cleaning the glass, Charleston Southern permitted Longwood to collect 39 in all (18 offensive). They went 33.3% from distance by shooting 9 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 32 of 35 at the free throw line (91.4%). The Buccaneers allowed Longwood to knock down 33 of 85 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Buccaneers walked away from this one shooting 34 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.8%. When it comes to shots from distance, Charleston Southern converted 13 of their 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to convert 15 of them for a percentage of 68.2%. Longwood earned 20 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Buccaneers to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Buccaneers pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game.

A'lahn Sumler was important for the Buccaneers in this matchup. He earned 29 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 10 dimes for the game. He made 10 of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 11 rebounds.

Charleston Southern has a mark of 13-16 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Buccaneers are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which is 166th in the nation. Charleston Southern has accounted for 2,411 points this season (83.1 per contest) and they snag 42.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.7 times per game (41st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. The Buccaneers commit 21.3 fouls per contest while shooting 64.8% from the charity stripe.

The Charleston Southern defense allows 30.7% on three-point shots (182 of 592) and opponents are converting on 71.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 10.8 dimes and 38.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 355th in college hoops. The Buccaneers on the defensive side of the court are 330th in college in points per game surrendered with 79.9. They are forcing their opponents into 9.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (51st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Winthrop

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