Winthrop Coliseum features an NCAA basketball betting clash between the host Winthrop Eagles and the visiting Presbyterian Blue Hose in college hoops action on Wednesday.

Winthrop will face the 3-14 Blue Hose, who own a 0-2 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Eagles are 0-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Blue Hose are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



View Presbyterian vs Winthrop Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Eagles rated this week at No. 163 and the Blue Hose sitting at No. 325. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 61-53 result in favor of the Eagles.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Winthrop has the nation's No. 314-rated offensive output, at 60.3 PPG. The visiting Blue Hose defense ranks No. 274 allowing on average 70.9 PPG. The Eagles FG% has averaged 40.9% so far, less than the Blue Hose marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.1% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Presbyterian owns the country's No. 300-rated mark, allowing 76.7 points per game on the highway. Winthrop, on the other hand, rates No. 312 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Presbyterian, they were a 62-46 loser as they battled Campbell at home. Khalid Mutakabbir scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Blue Hose to a win (they lost 62-46 to Campbell at Furman Pinson Arena on Saturday).

In their last action, Winthrop was a 72-54 loser on the road against VMI. Winthrop got 16 points from Gideon Gamble but lost anyway, 72-54, to VMI on Saturday at Cameron Hall.

Next up:
Presbyterian home to Liberty, Saturday, January 19
Winthrop at Campbell, Saturday, January 19