The Charleston Southern Buccaneers (12-12, 6-6 BigSou), 1-point underdogs, will be at the G.B. Hodge Center to square off against the USC Upstate Spartans (10-15, 5-7 BigSou) in a BigSou matchup. The game’s Over/Under (O/U) opened at 142 points and it is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, February 10, 2020.
Charleston Southern Buccaneers at USC Upstate Spartans ATS Odds
In the Buccaneers’ last contest, they were victorious over the Hampton Pirates, 85-72, comfortably covering as 3.5-point favorites. The Spartans, on the other hand, were blown out by the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, 88-57, and failed to cover as 1-point underdogs. Both games finished over their projected point totals. The Charleston Southern game went 3 points over the projected point total of 154, while the USC Upstate game finished 4.5 points over the projected point total of 140.5.
Charleston Southern dominated nearly every facet of the game. They had a turnover percentage of 11.5 (better than their season average of 17.5) and an effective field goal percentage of 0.593 (above their season average of 0.501). Hampton was 15.0 and 0.483, respectively, for those same stats. USC Upstate, on the other hand, did a great job of converting from the free throw line (18-22; 81.8 percent). USC Upstate rallied around Everette Hammond, who contributed 18 points. Phlandrous Fleming Jr., meanwhile led the way for Charleston Southern, finishing with 34 points, 15 rebounds and five assists.
In their first matchup this year, Fleming Jr. led the Buccaneers to an 89-75 win. He was the game’s top overall scorer with 25 points. Charleston Southern covered as a 7-point favorite and the two teams combined to score 164 points, which was well over the projected point total of 136. Charleston Southern’s free throw rate was their biggest advantage over USC Upstate. The Buccaneers had a rate of 0.321, while the Spartans posted a mark of 0.211.
Vegas is exceedingly precise when predicting totals of Buccaneers games, with an even split between overs and unders. Charleston Southern holds records of 12-12 straight up (SU) and 11-11 against the spread (ATS).
Of the Spartans’ 23 games that accepted bets, 12 have finished over the total. Further, USC Upstate owns records of 10-15 SU and 12-10-1 ATS.
Charleston Southern Buccaneers at USC Upstate Spartans Free Pick
Basketball Prediction: SU Winner – Charleston Southern, ATS Winner – Charleston Southern, O/U – Under
Betting Notes:
- USC Upstate ranks 170th in rebounds allowed per game (35.6) while Charleston Southern ranks 251st (38.0).
- The Buccaneers average 24.4 three pointers per game, which ranks 69th in the nation. The Spartans rank 129th in three pointers allowed per game (21.6).
- USC Upstate averages 6.1 steals per game, which ranks 153rd in the nation. Charleston Southern ranks 166th in steals allowed per game (7.0).
- Charleston Southern is 7-7 ATS on the road, while USC Upstate is 6-3 ATS at home.
- The Buccaneers have 7 overs, 6 unders and 1 push in 14 road games.
- In 9 home games, the Spartans have 4 overs, 4 unders and 1 push.
Bettings Trends:
- In their last five games, Charleston Southern and USC Upstate are both 3-2 ATS.
- The Buccaneers have 3 overs and 2 unders over their last five games, while the Spartans have 4 overs and 1 under
- The Buccaneers’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 1.2, down from 2.3 for the season.
- During their last five games, the Spartans have scored an average of 75.2 points per game (5.7 above their season average) and allowed an average of 76.6 points per game (2.1 above their season average).
