Charleston Southern vs USC Upstate Prediction 1/29/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Charleston Southern vs USC Upstate Prediction for this college basketball game on Wednesday,  January 29th, at the G.B. Hodge Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Buccaneers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Spartans’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Charleston Southern

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving USC Upstate

-Recent betting trends in games played between Charleston Southern and USC Upstate

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Buccaneers and Spartans. 

Charleston Southern is Struggling

Charleston Southern is really struggling heading into this game and they have lost two games in a row. In two games against Presbyterian, they lost 71-61, and in the last game against UNC Asheville, they ended up losing 69-61. At halftime, they were down 38-22 and even though they fought back in the second half they still ended up losing by eight points. Guard RJ Johnson had a strong game putting up 21 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Taje Kelly also put up 15 points and seven rebounds. 

Charleston Southern is averaging 72.7 points while their defense is giving up 78.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 235th in the league while the defense is ranked 331st. The offensive rating is 101.3 which is 299th in the league. The defensive rating is 109.2 which is 312th in the league. Taje’ Kelly has been the top player for Charleston Southern averaging 19.7 points while shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 35.5 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Why Charleston Southern Will Beat USC Upstate

• USC Upstate has lost nine of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

USC Upstate Is Struggling

USC Upstate is struggling heading into this game and they have lost five games in a row. Two games ago against High Point they lost 86-77 and in the last game against Longwood they lost 80-54. At halftime against Longwood they were actually up at halftime, but in the second half they had some major issues and that led to the defeat. Andrew McConnell had a huge game putting up 12 points, six rebounds, and one assist. 

USC Upstate is averaging 74.7 points while their defense is giving up 82.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 185th in the league while the defense is ranked 358th in the league. They have an offensive rating of 100.8 which is 304th in the league while the defensive rating is 111.7 which is 339th in the league. Mister Dean has been the top player this season for South Carolina Upstate, averaging 15.3 points while shooting 57.8 percent from the field and 21.2 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Why USC Upstate Will Beat Charleston Southern

• Charleston Southern has lost each of its last seven night games.
• The home team has won three of USC Upstate’s last four games.
• USC Upstate has won the first half in five of its last six night games against the Big South Conference.

Charleston Southern vs USC Upstate Prediction

These are both offenses that have solid, but overall, both of the defenses have had some major issues, and they are going to really struggle to defend again here. USC Upsate is giving up 82.8 points per game and they are going to really struggle to defend here. There will be zero defense played here, and this game is going to end up being a shootout. Back the over to cash here with ease.