USC Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb prediction: USC Upstate favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/23/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Friday at 7:00 PM ET as the favored USC Upstate squares off with Gardner-Webb in men's college basketball action at Paul Porter Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts USC Upstate as the most likely winner of the USC Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb game.

This article offers a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

USC Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between USC Upstate and Gardner-Webb 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives USC Upstate an 83% chance of beating Gardner-Webb. Our predicted final score has USC Upstate winning 80-70.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and USC Upstate and Gardner-Webb each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 153.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

USC Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

USC Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 153.5 total points.

USC Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball game between Gardner-Webb and USC Upstate at Paul Porter Arena is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM ET.

• Who: USC Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb
• Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Paul Porter Arena

Conclusion

We predict USC Upstate, with an 83% win probability, will likely beat Gardner-Webb on Friday.

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