South Carolina Upstate Spartans

The Spartans were favored by 9.5 points or more in all three games against Gardner-Webb in 2025-26, lost two of them by a combined three points and covered none. As favorites over the season they covered 3 of 10.

Three games, one opponent

Gardner-Webb met South Carolina Upstate three times in 2025-26. The Spartans laid 9.5 on the road and lost 67-65 at -600. They laid 11.5 at home and won by ten, a point and a half short. They laid 10.5 in the Big South tournament and lost 65-64 at -625. Three meetings, one win, no covers, 1.89 units lost on the moneyline.

As favorites

Upstate were favorites in 10 games, went 5-5 and covered 3; 41 teams in Division I had a lower favorite cover rate, two the same. One unit a game on them lost 3 units. The other defeats as favorites came at home, to Tennessee Tech at -140, Radford at -122 and UNC Asheville at -115.

As underdogs they went 5-13 and covered 9 of 18, and one unit on each of 17 priced underdog games lost 2.65. The longest price that won was +425, 67-66 at Fresno State.

Home and away

Straight up the Spartans were 10-5 at home and 3-13 away. The spread barely separated them: 6 covers in 12 at home, 6 in 15 on the road, and a miss in the one neutral-site game. The moneyline lost 0.24 units over 12 priced home games and 4.41 over 14 away.

Against the line

The season ended 13-19, with 12 covers in 28 lined games. November went 4-2 against the spread; from January on Upstate covered 5 of 16. Charleston Southern lost both meetings and Upstate covered both, while Radford, UNC Asheville and High Point each won twice and covered twice.

The total

Fourteen overs and 15 unders in 29 games with a total, one apart. The Spartans scored 74.25 points a game and allowed 73.66.

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