Winthrop Eagles vs USC Upstate Spartans Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winthrop Eagles vs USC Upstate Spartans

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, SC

TV: ESPN+

The USC Upstate Spartans (8-9) will compete against the Winthrop Eagles (10-8) at G.B. Hodge Center on Saturday.

The Winthrop Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Charleston Southern and earned the victory with a final of 81-77 in their last game. Winthrop finished with a 39.7% FG percentage (29 of 73) and converted 4 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 19 of 31 attempts for a percentage of 61.3%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 6 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to the defense, Winthrop allowed the other team to shoot 40.6% from the field on 28 of 69 shooting. Charleston Southern recorded 11 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In addition, Charleston Southern grabbed 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Charleston Southern finished the contest at 56.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 23 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 31 shots from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 20 and Charleston Southern recorded 29 personal fouls.

Logan Duncomb is a player who was a contributor in the game. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 18 mins played and also totaled 7 rebounds. He scored 26 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Winthrop will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 10-8 this season. They turn the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Winthrop is grabbing 41.7 boards per contest and has racked up 268 dimes for the campaign, which is 43rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are hitting 33.9% on three-point attempts (175 of 516) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 86.7 pts per contest (36th in the country) while shooting 45.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They are 239th in D-1 in giving up assists with 217 relinquished this year. The Eagles are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (470 of 1,085) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 34.0% on shots from downtown while they are 249th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (75.9).

When they last played, the USC Upstate Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 86-77 against Presbyterian. In reference to rebounding, USC Upstate allowed Presbyterian to pull down 30 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 out of 8 and ended up shooting 31 out of 43 from the free throw line (72.1%). The Spartans allowed Presbyterian to convert 26 of 47 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Spartans ended up going 28 out of 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.9%. When it comes to shots from downtown, USC Upstate converted 8 of 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to make 13 of them for a rate of 59.1%. Presbyterian earned 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Spartans were able to pull down 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 21 for the matchup.

Learic Davis ended up having an impact for the Spartans in this game. He totaled 18 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for the contest. He made 6 of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and earned 4 rebounds.

USC Upstate has a win-loss record of 8-9 so far this year. The Spartans commit 18.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per contest (238th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. USC Upstate has accounted for 1,326 pts this year (78.0 per game) and they collect 37.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Spartans are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 166th in the country.

The Spartans are ranked 141st in college in PPG given up with 71.8. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (83rd in college). The USC Upstate defense gives up 31.2% on 3-point shots (110 of 353) and opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.0 assists and 36.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 36th and 293rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Winthrop

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