The visiting Spartans hope to send their backers to the pay window on Monday as they look to cover the spread at Pete Mathews Coliseum against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.

The Spartans will try to spoil to the party on Monday; they are 1-0 ATS against the number this season, while the Gamecocks are 10-7 ATS. USC Upstate is 1-0 on the totals; Jacksonville State is 8-9.



View USC Upstate vs Jacksonville State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Gamecocks sit at No. 149 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Spartans sit at No. 222 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Spartans will win this game 69-66.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Jacksonville State's No. 285-ranked scoring average of 62.5 PPG, against a Spartans defense rated No. 226 and allowing 69 PPG. The Gamecocks FG% has averaged 40.9% to date this season, less than the Spartans shooters have managed so far (44.5% per game).

Defensively, USC Upstate features the nation's No. 276-rated defense on the road, allowing 75.2 points per game. Jacksonville State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 177 nationally in scoring at home.

USC Upstate was a 58-54 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against East Tennessee State. USC Upstate got 16 points from Jodd Maxey en route to a 58-54 victory over East Tennessee State on Friday at G. B. Hodge Center.

Jacksonville State was a 76-65 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against SIU Edwardsville. They failed to cover the 12.5-point spread as favorites. Jacksonville State got 18 points from Brian Williams en route to a 76-65 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Saturday at Pete Mathews Coliseum.


Jacksonville State Gamecocks Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Tennessee-Martin are 1-9
After playing SIU Edwardsville are 0-1
After a win are 3-7

A few Spartans at Gamecocks trends to consider:
Jacksonville State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Jacksonville State's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Jacksonville State's last 5 games at home
Jacksonville State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
USC Upstate at Mercer, Saturday, February 4
Jacksonville State at Tennessee-Martin, Thursday, February 2