Gardner-Webb vs USC Upstate 1/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Carolina Upstate Spartans and the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from Paul Porter Arena on Wednesday night.

The South Carolina Upstate Spartans will look to build on their 76-73 win over UNC-Asheville last time out. Bryson Mozone leads the Spartans in scoring with 13.9 PPG along with 4.4 RPG while Jordan Galney has 11 PPG and 3.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for USC Upstate up to this point in the year. Dalvin White has 7.7 PPG and a team-high 3.8 APG while Josh Aldrich leads the Spartans on the glass with 4.4 RPG this season. As a team, USC Upstate is averaging 69.6 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three and 69.1% from the foul line while allowing 72.1 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field and 30.2% from three this season.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs will look to bounce back from a 66-60 loss to Longwood last time out. D’Maurian Williams leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 14.3 PPG along with 5.2 RPG while Lance Terry has 14 PPG and Kareem Reid has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass while also rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Gardner-Webb so far this season. Jordan Sears also has 8.4 PPG with a team-high 2.6 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department this season. Anthony Selden also has 8.4 PPG of his own while Zion Williams has 5.7 RPG of his own on the year. As a team, Gardner-Webb is averaging 72.9 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 69.6% from the foul line while allowing 65.6 PPG on 38.7% shooting from the field and 27.6% from three this season.

South Carolina Upstate is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a win and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games. Gardner-Webb is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 home games against a team with a losing road record.

I get the case to be made for Gardner-Webb at home as the Bulldogs were on a tear since the win over Georgia before the loss to Longwood. However, loss or not, South Carolina Upstate’s won three straight games outright as underdogs, and while I’m not sure they win outright here, I think the Spartans are more than capable of keeping this one within single digits.