Radford vs. South Carolina Upstate betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 26

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The South Carolina Upstate Spartans (12-17, 4-10 Big South) are 6.5-point underdogs as they attempt to stop a five-game road slide when they visit the Radford Highlanders (15-14, 8-6 Big South) on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Dedmon Center. The matchup airs at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is 156 in the matchup.

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Radford Cover -6.5 vs South Carolina Upstate -111

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

Radford vs. South Carolina Upstate betting lines

  • Radford moneyline odds to win: -305
  • South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: +237
  • Spread: Radford (-6.5)
  • Total: 156

Radford statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Radford owns a worse record against the spread when playing at home (6-8-0) than it does on the road (8-3-0).
  • The Highlanders have exceeded the total more often at home, hitting the over in 10 of 14 home matchups (71.4%). On the road, they have hit the over in five of 11 games (45.5%).
  • Radford has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 8-2 (.800). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Highlanders have picked up their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 82.0 points per contest over that span compared to the 81.9 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Radford has been slightly suspect on the defensive end of the floor recently, allowing 80.1 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 78.7 it has conceded this season.
  • The Highlanders’ 9.1 made three-pointers per-game average during their last 10 games are less than the 9.6 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 36.4% compared to their season-long percentage of 34.4% from deep.

Radford betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 6-8-0; Away: 8-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 4-6-0 (As Favorite: 5-9-0; As Underdog: 9-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-11-0 (Home: 10-4-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-10 (Home: 0-3; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.1 (188th in nation) 45.6 (259th) 32.0 (189th) 32.1 (246th) 13.4 (222nd) 12.2 (293rd)

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South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, South Carolina Upstate is 6-5-0 at home against the spread (.545 winning percentage). On the road, it is 7-8-0 ATS (.467).
  • In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Spartans’ games have finished above the over/under at home (63.6%, seven of 11) than away (46.7%, seven of 15).
  • The Spartans’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .600 (3-2), and away it is .154 (2-11).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Spartans are averaging 72.0 points per contest, 3.2 fewer points than their season average (75.2).
  • South Carolina Upstate is surrendering 78.8 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 4.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (74.5).
  • The Spartans are draining 7.3 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.4). Additionally, they have a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (32.6%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.6%).

South Carolina Upstate betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-13-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 7-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 9-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-12-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 7-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-13 (Home: 3-2; Away: 2-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (250th in nation) 43.4 (126th) 33.3 (106th) 35.0 (346th) 12.6 (275th) 11.9 (269th)
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