South Carolina State vs South Carolina Upstate

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South Carolina State☆Bulldogs

6978

LineUPST −7.5O/U148.5

South Carolina Upstate☆Spartans

South Carolina Upstate

Total 147.1 1H South Carolina State by 17.0

• South Carolina Upstate rates 272nd of 366 teams, South Carolina State 358th: a lower-half team against one of the weakest teams in Division I.
• The edge is mostly South Carolina Upstate’s defense (133rd nationally) against South Carolina State’s offense (345th).
• South Carolina State’s numbers came against the 29th-easiest schedule, so they are discounted.
• Home court adds 2.7 points for South Carolina Upstate.
• The books have South Carolina Upstate by 7.5; the model likes South Carolina Upstate by more than that, so the spread value is on South Carolina Upstate −7.5.
• Projected total 147, in line with the 148.5 over/under.
• Early-season note: about 95% of these numbers are still last season’s.

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