Presbyterian vs Charleston Southern 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers will travel to the Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center to take on the Presbyterian Blue Hose this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 5-22 on the season after being defeated by the SC Upstate Spartans, 78-73 (OT), this past Saturday. Charleston Southern allowed SC Upstate to fight back from a 38-28 deficit to force OT and allowed the Spartans to pull away for the victory after taking a 76-73 lead with :23 seconds left in regulation. Charleston Southern shot 39.1% from the field & 28.2% from beyond the arc while allowing SC Upstate to shoot 39.7% from the field & 34.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Buccaneers was Sean Price who had 15 points, 9 rebounds, & 2 assists.

On the season, Charleston Southern is averaging 68.4 ppg on 40.3% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers are averaging 8.1 three-pointers per game on 29.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Charleston Southern has been led by Tahlik Chavez (11.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.0 spg), Claudell Harris Jr. (9.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.8 apg), Deontaye Buskey (8.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.0 apg), & Cheikh Faye (7.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Charleston Southern is allowing their opponents to average 75.8 ppg on 46.1% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers have a rebound margin of -0.3 and a turnover margin of -1.6.

The Presbyterian Blue Hose lost their 5^th straight game and dropped to 11-18 on the season after being defeated by the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, 76-68, this past Saturday. Presbyterian struggled on the defensive end against Gardner-Webb and the Blue Hose could not fight back after the Bulldogs took a 60-41 lead with 9:27 left in regulation. Presbyterian shot 41.1% from the field & 18.2% from beyond the arc while allowing Gardner-Webb to shoot 49.0% from the field & 45.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Blue Hose was Rayshon Harrison who had 17 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, & 3 steals.

On the season, Presbyterian is averaging 66.7 ppg on 41.8% shooting from the field. The Blue Hose are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game on 26.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Presbyterian has been led by Rayshon Harrison (17.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.1 spg), Winston Hill (11.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 spg), Trevon Reddish-Rhone (8.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.9 apg), & Kobe Stewart (5.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, Presbyterian is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 ppg on 45.2% shooting from the field. The Blue Hose have a rebound margin of 3.5 and a turnover margin of 2.3.

The Buccaneers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games & 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Blue Hose are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record & 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

Charleston Southern has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Buccaneers come into this game ranked just 326^th in FG%, 313^th in scoring defense, & 310^th in defensive FG%. Presbyterian has struggled on the offensive end, however, the Blue Hose have been decent defensively, ranking 127^th in scoring defense & 57^th in turnover margin, and as Charleston Southern is just 1-11 on the road this season, I think Presbyterian will be able to do enough on their home court to be able to cover this large home spread.