Florida Gulf Coast pays a visit to USC Upstate on Thursday, hoping to send the Spartans to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at G. B. Hodge Center.

USC Upstate battles the Eagles, currently sitting with a 13-14 mark (0-0 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 1-0 for the Spartans and 0-0 for the Eagles.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Spartans at No. 147 and the Eagles at No. 200 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 74-72 result in favor of the Spartans.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature USC Upstate's No. 100-rated squad against Florida Gulf Coast's No. 147-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, USC Upstate rates No. 214 in the country with 5.8 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 52 nationally with 7.7 per match.

Defensively, Florida Gulf Coast features the nation's No. 187-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.2 points per game. USC Upstate, meanwhile, comes in at No. 163 nationally in scoring at home.

Florida Gulf Coast was an 86-80 loser in their most recent outing at home against Stetson. Florida Gulf Coast got 17 points from Bernard Thompson but lost anyway, 86-80, to Stetson on Friday at Alico Arena.

In their last action, USC Upstate was an 88-79 loser on the road against Belmont. USC Upstate suffered an 88-79 loss against Belmont on Monday, getting 18 points from Ty Greene in a losing effort at Curb Event Center.

Next up:
Florida Gulf Coast at East Tennessee State, Saturday, February 25
USC Upstate home to Stetson, Saturday, February 25