Radford vs. South Carolina Upstate betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Radford Highlanders (11-6, 1-1 Big South) visit the South Carolina Upstate Spartans (5-12, 1-1 Big South) after losing four straight road games. The Highlanders are favored by 5.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The point total is set at 147.5 in the matchup.

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Radford Cover -5.5 vs South Carolina Upstate -109

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Radford vs. South Carolina Upstate betting lines

  • Radford moneyline odds to win: -237
  • South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: +192
  • Spread: Radford (-5.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Radford statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Radford has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in four opportunities at home, and it has covered five times in nine opportunities in away games.
  • The Highlanders have hit the over on the over/under in four of four home games (100%), compared to four of nine road games (44.4%).
  • Radford, as a moneyline favorite, has an identical winning percentage in home games (2-0 record) and away from home (2-0 record).

Recent trends

  • The Highlanders have seen a downturn in scoring recently, putting up 73.8 points per game in their last 10 contests, 1.0 point fewer than the 74.8 they’ve scored this year.
  • Radford has been more stingy on defense as of late, giving up 70.2 points per game over its past 10 contests compared to the 71.1 points per game its opponents average on the 2024-25 season.
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Highlanders are making 0.6 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.8 compared to 7.4 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (35.1% compared to 35.5% season-long).

Radford betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-1-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (217th in nation) 42.1 (127th) 35.5 (60th) 29.2 (84th) 12.0 (308th) 11.5 (188th)

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South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • South Carolina Upstate’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (2-2-0). On the road, it is .556 (5-4-0).
  • Spartans games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time at home (two of four), and 66.7% of the time away (six of nine).
  • The Spartans’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .250 (1-3), and away it is .111 (1-8).

Recent trends

  • The Spartans are scoring 70.7 points per contest in their last 10 games, which is 4.9 fewer points than their average for the season (75.6).
  • South Carolina Upstate is surrendering 80.1 points per contest in its past 10 games, which is 1.4 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (81.5).
  • Over their previous 10 games, the Spartans are draining 4.8 three-pointers per contest, 1.4 fewer threes than their season average (6.2). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (25.1%) compared to their season average (29.6%).

South Carolina Upstate betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-12 (Home: 1-3; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (157th in nation) 47.0 (334th) 32.5 (211th) 33.2 (288th) 12.7 (264th) 14.5 (345th)
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