Presbyterian vs. South Carolina Upstate betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 3

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The Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-8, 0-0 Big South) are only 1.5-point favorites as they try to continue a six-game home win streak when they take on the South Carolina Upstate Spartans (8-8, 0-1 Big South) on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Templeton Physical Education Center. The game airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 137.5 points.

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Presbyterian Cover -1.5 vs South Carolina Upstate -111

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Presbyterian vs. South Carolina Upstate betting lines

  • Presbyterian moneyline odds to win: -124
  • South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: +103
  • Spread: Presbyterian (-1.5)
  • Total: 137.5

Presbyterian statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Presbyterian has played better when playing at home, covering two times in three home games, and three times in eight road games.
  • The Blue Hose have gone over the over/under in one of three home games (33.3%), compared to two of eight road games (25%).
  • Presbyterian has played better as a moneyline favorite in home games, posting a home record of 1-0, compared to going 0-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Blue Hose have been putting up 68.8 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 69.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Presbyterian’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (66.8) is 1.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.4).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Blue Hose are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.9 compared to 5.6 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (30.4% compared to 30.0% season-long).

Presbyterian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-9-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (184th in nation) 43.4 (177th) 33.7 (158th) 26.5 (15th) 14.1 (205th) 12.9 (291st)

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South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, South Carolina Upstate has had better results on the road (5-3-0) than at home (3-2-0).
  • Spartans games have gone above the over/under more often at home (three times out of five) than on the road (two of eight) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Spartans have performed worse offensively over their previous 10 games, tallying 74.4 points per contest, 3.7 fewer points their than season average of 78.1.
  • While South Carolina Upstate is allowing 70.9 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse in its past 10 games, allowing 72.1 points per contest.
  • The Spartans are making 8.1 threes per contest with a 34.3% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7.9 and 34.1%.

South Carolina Upstate betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (184th in nation) 40.9 (71st) 35.4 (81st) 34.3 (320th) 13.7 (232nd) 11.4 (165th)
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