Presbyterian vs. South Carolina Upstate betting: College basketball preview for January 8

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The South Carolina Upstate Spartans (4-12, 0-1 Big South) are 3.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a four-game losing streak when they host the Presbyterian Blue Hose (8-9, 1-1 Big South) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at G.B. Hodge Center. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is 148 in the matchup.

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Presbyterian Cover -3.5 vs South Carolina Upstate -107

Bet $20, Payout $38.69

Presbyterian vs. South Carolina Upstate betting lines

  • Presbyterian moneyline odds to win: -174
  • South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: +144
  • Spread: Presbyterian (-3.5)
  • Total: 148

Presbyterian statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Presbyterian has performed worse at home, covering two times in four home games, and six times in nine road games.
  • The Blue Hose have gone over the total more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in two of four home matchups (50%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of nine games (33.3%).
  • In one home game as a moneyline favorite, Presbyterian has zero wins (.000). It sports an identical winning percentage (0-2 record) as a moneyline favorite in road games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Blue Hose have been racking up 76.6 points per contest, an average that’s slightly higher than the 76.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Presbyterian’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (69.9) is 1.5 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.4).
  • The Blue Hose’s 8.1 made three-pointers per-game average in their past 10 games are more than the 7.6 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of made shots, 36.5% compared to their season-long percentage of 37.2% from beyond the arc.

Presbyterian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 9-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-10-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (85th in nation) 42.8 (170th) 33.0 (182nd) 30.2 (132nd) 13.8 (195th) 10.7 (102nd)

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South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, South Carolina Upstate has a lower winning percentage at home (.333, 1-2-0 record) than on the road (.556, 5-4-0).
  • Spartans games have gone above the over/under 66.7% of the time both at home (two of three) and away (six of nine) this year.
  • The Spartans, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (1-8) this year.

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Spartans are compiling 70.6 points per game, compared to their season average of 75.6.
  • Over its last 10 games, South Carolina Upstate is giving up 82.1 points per contest, 0.3 fewer points than its season average (82.4).
  • The Spartans are making 4.5 treys per game over their past 10 games, which is 1.8 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.3). Additionally, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (23.9%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (29.5%).

South Carolina Upstate betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 6-6-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (169th in nation) 47.4 (342nd) 32.6 (209th) 33.2 (287th) 12.8 (259th) 14.7 (346th)
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