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South Carolina Upstate @ E. Tennessee State

Current Records: South Carolina Upstate 1-2; E. Tennessee State 0-2

What to Know

The South Carolina Upstate Spartans will take on the E. Tennessee State Buccaneers on the road at 7 p.m. ET Thursday at Freedom Hall Civic Center. South Carolina Upstate will be strutting in after a victory while the Buccaneers will be stumbling in from a loss.

The Spartans simply couldn't be stopped on Monday, as they easily beat the St Andrews Knights at home 96-43.

Meanwhile,'s it's hard to picture a worse defeat than the 94-62 bruising that E. Tennessee State suffered against the Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday. One thing holding E. Tennessee State back was the mediocre play of Ledarrius Brewer, who did not have his best game: he finished with 11 points on 2-for-10 shooting in his 25 minutes on the court.

South Carolina Upstate have to know they'll be fighting an uphill battle given the 17 point spread they are up against. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are 2-0 against the spread when expected to lose.

E. Tennessee State's loss took them down to 0-2 while South Carolina Upstate's win pulled them up to 1-2. We'll see if E. Tennessee State can steal the Spartans' luck or if South Carolina Upstate records another win instead.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center -- Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Buccaneers are a big 17-point favorite against the Spartans, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 17-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last six years.