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USC Upstate vs Western Carolina Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 16 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 21:30
Final 53-70
28-35 25-35
Position#317
Record4-6
FormLWLWL
Points / game73.1
Allowed / game70.9
vs
Position#56
Record7-2
FormWWLLW
Points / game77.2
Allowed / game70.4
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · USC Upstate v Western Carolina
06 Dec 2025
USC 78
WEST67
16 Dec 2023
USC 53
WEST70
04 Dec 2021
USC 73
WEST78
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

USC Upstate winLost
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Western Carolina winWon
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

USC UpstateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
South Carolina
#26
L
53-82
53
82
-29
A07/11
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#339
L
67-74
67
74
-7
A11/11
NCAA
Carolina University
#675
W
106-48
106
48
+58
H12/11
NCAA
East Carolina
#250
W
83-81
83
81
+2
A16/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
L
53-67
53
67
-14
A18/11
NCAA
Ball State
#226
L
58-75
58
75
-17
A22/11
NCAA
Voorhees
#429
W
79-44
79
44
+35
H25/11
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#330
L
70-72 OT
70
72
-2
A30/11
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#142
W
85-82
85
82
+3
A02/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#227
L
77-84
77
84
-7
H10/12
NCAA
1H
2H
28-42
25-40
31-27
36-47
50-28
56-20
44-41
39-40
29-31
24-36
25-32
33-43
32-25
47-19
24-31
34-27
46-39
39-43
36-40
41-44
144.0Avg total
73.1Scored
70.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)73.170.9144.0+2.240%
Season at home (3)87.358.7146.0+28.767%
Season away (7)67.076.1143.1-9.129%
Last 10 (10)73.170.9144.0+2.240%
Last 5 (5)73.871.4145.2+2.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)65.570.2135.7-4.743%
vs Similar (10)74.275.1149.3-0.940%
vs Weaker (5)74.456.6131.0+17.880%
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#1
L
56-65
56
65
-9
A18/03
CBI
Dalton
#570
W
106-65
106
65
+41
H08/11
NCAA
Notre Dame
#291
W
71-61
71
61
+10
A11/11
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#271
W
66-64
66
64
+2
A14/11
NCAA
McNeese State
#7
W
76-74
76
74
+2
H18/11
NCAA
North Alabama
#236
W
81-63
81
63
+18
H26/11
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#322
W
69-65
69
65
+4
A29/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#195
L
77-82
77
82
-5
A03/12
NCAA
High Point
#29
L
71-97
71
97
-26
A06/12
NCAA
UNC Asheville
#83
W
78-63
78
63
+15
H09/12
NCAA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
0-0
31-20
0-0
25-45
0-0
51-30
0-0
55-35
0-0
42-29
0-0
29-32
0-0
37-33
0-0
29-31
0-0
38-33
0-0
38-41
0-0
45-30
0-0
36-33
0-0
29-34
0-0
40-31
0-0
37-30
0-0
40-52
0-0
25-47
0-0
46-50
0-0
38-29
0-0
40-34
145.0Avg total
75.1Scored
69.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)77.270.4147.7+6.878%
Season at home (4)85.266.2151.5+19.0100%
Season away (5)70.873.8144.6-3.060%
Last 10 (10)75.169.9145.0+5.270%
Last 5 (5)75.274.0149.2+1.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)65.576.7142.2-11.233%
vs Similar (13)74.872.3147.2+2.569%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)72.368.0140.3+4.367%
This opponent (USC Upstate) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +0.9+0.91st half: +5.8+5.82nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: -0.6-0.6
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: +0.9+0.91st half: +5.8+5.82nd half2nd half: +1.5+1.52nd half: -0.6-0.6
USC UpstateWestern Carolina
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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USC UpstateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
South Carolina
#26
L
28-42
28
42
-14
A07/11
NCAA
Vanderbilt
#339
W
31-27
31
27
+4
A11/11
NCAA
Carolina University
#675
W
50-28
50
28
+22
H12/11
NCAA
East Carolina
#250
W
44-41
44
41
+3
A16/11
NCAA
Minnesota
#163
L
29-31
29
31
-2
A18/11
NCAA
Ball State
#226
L
25-32
25
32
-7
A22/11
NCAA
Voorhees
#429
W
32-25
32
25
+7
H25/11
NCAA
Coastal Carolina
#330
L
24-31
24
31
-7
A30/11
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#142
W
46-39
46
39
+7
A02/12
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#227
L
36-40
36
40
-4
H10/12
NCAA
68.1Avg total
34.5Scored
33.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.531.864.3+0.750%-
Last 30 at home (12)34.229.864.0+4.367%-
Last 30 away (18)31.433.164.5-1.739%-
Last 10 (10)34.533.668.1+0.950%-
Last 5 (5)32.633.466.0-0.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (14)29.931.361.2-1.450%-
vs Similar (10)35.934.270.1+1.750%-
vs Weaker (5)32.627.860.4+4.860%-
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Charlotte
#1
W
31-20
31
20
+11
A18/03
CBI
Dalton
#570
W
51-30
51
30
+21
H08/11
NCAA
Notre Dame
#291
W
42-29
42
29
+13
A11/11
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#271
W
37-33
37
33
+4
A14/11
NCAA
McNeese State
#7
W
38-33
38
33
+5
H18/11
NCAA
North Alabama
#236
W
45-30
45
30
+15
H26/11
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#322
L
29-34
29
34
-5
A29/11
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#195
W
37-30
37
30
+7
A03/12
NCAA
High Point
#29
L
25-47
25
47
-22
A06/12
NCAA
UNC Asheville
#83
W
38-29
38
29
+9
H09/12
NCAA
68.8Avg total
37.3Scored
31.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.533.768.2+0.847%-
Last 30 at home (14)36.932.569.4+4.464%-
Last 30 away (16)32.434.867.1-2.431%-
Last 10 (10)37.331.568.8+5.880%-
Last 5 (5)34.834.068.8+0.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)33.738.872.5-5.217%-
vs Similar (13)33.334.868.2-1.538%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)35.230.665.8+4.767%-
This opponent (USC Upstate) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
USC Upstate wins
1
Western Carolina wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/12/23HKennesaw State77-84
02/12/23AN. Carolina Central85-82
30/11/23ACoastal Carolina70-72 OT
25/11/23HVoorhees79-44
22/11/23ABall State58-75
18/11/23AMinnesota53-67
16/11/23AEast Carolina83-81
12/11/23HCarolina University106-48
11/11/23AVanderbilt67-74
07/11/23ASouth Carolina53-82
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/12/23HUNC Asheville78-63
06/12/23AHigh Point71-97
03/12/23AGardner Webb77-82
29/11/23ATennessee Tech69-65
26/11/23HNorth Alabama81-63
18/11/23HMcNeese State76-74
14/11/23AMiddle Tenn. St.66-64
11/11/23ANotre Dame71-61
08/11/23HDalton106-65
18/03/23ACharlotte56-65

📊 11. Overall Statistics

USC Upstate
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL40%
HomeWWL67%
AwayWLLLW29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1037
Win %40%67%29%
Points / game73.187.367.0
Allowed / game70.958.776.1
Point differential+2.2+28.7-9.1
Avg total144.0146.0143.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%67%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)-67% (3)
Overtime %10%0%14%
Western Carolina
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW78%
HomeWWWW100%
AwayWWWLL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games945
Win %78%100%60%
Points / game77.285.270.8
Allowed / game70.466.273.8
Point differential+6.8+19.0-3.0
Avg total147.7151.5144.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%75%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)100% (1)67% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big South conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Longwood1211192%80.861.2+19.7
2 High Point118373%89.173.2+15.9
3 Winthrop118373%80.867.5+13.4
4 Radford139469%75.367.0+8.3
5 Presbyterian128467%80.869.7+11.1
6 UNC Asheville115645%82.475.0+7.4
7 Gardner Webb125742%72.570.3+2.2
8 USC Upstate104640%73.170.9+2.2
9 Charleston Southern93633%70.073.2-3.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Southern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 NC Greensboro98189%80.170.7+9.4
2 Samford119282%91.577.2+14.4
3 Western Carolina97278%77.270.4+6.8
4 Chattanooga Mocs96367%79.967.0+12.9
5 East Tennessee St106460%71.867.3+4.5
6 Citadel116555%71.266.4+4.8
7 Wofford105550%79.180.2-1.1
8 Furman115645%86.582.0+4.5
9 Mercer104640%65.472.3-6.9
10 VMI112918%70.372.9-2.6
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
USC Upstate282553
Western Carolina353570
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