Winthrop vs. Charleston Southern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big South Tournament
06 March 2026

The No. 2 seed Winthrop Eagles (21-10, 13-3 Big South) are favored by 4.5 points when they square off the No. 7 seed Charleston Southern Buccaneers (15-16, 6-10 Big South) in the Big South Tournament Friday at Freedom Hall Civic Center, tipping off at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. A guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket is on the line as these teams look to claim the Big South championship. The matchup's over/under is 163.5.
Winthrop took care of business in its most recent outing 74-70 against Presbyterian on Saturday. In the win, Kody Clouet paced Winthrop with 19 points. Charleston Southern's most recent outing on Saturday ended in a 92-75 win against UNC Asheville. Jesse Hafemeister scored 28 points in Charleston Southern's win, leading the team.
Winthrop vs. Charleston Southern Odds and Game Time
- When: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee
- Spread favorite: Winthrop -4.5
- Moneyline favorite: Winthrop -183
- Moneyline underdog: Charleston Southern +150
- Over/Under: 163.5 points
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Betting the Over/Under: Winthrop vs. Charleston Southern
- Winthrop and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's total (163.5 points) 12 times this season.
- This season, 14 games Charleston Southern has played finished with a combined score higher than 163.5 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 167.7 points per game, 4.2 points more than the over/under of 163.5 for this matchup.
- These two teams surrender a combined 154.8 points per game, 8.7 less than this contest's over/under.
- This season the average over/under for Winthrop's games is 159.1 points, 4.4 fewer than the over/under of 163.5 set for this contest.
- Charleston Southern's games have an average over/under of 163.4 points this season, 0.1 points lower than the over/under for this game.
Betting the Spread: Winthrop vs. Charleston Southern
- In Winthrop's 28 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
- The Eagles have been favored by 4.5 points or more 20 times this season and are 6-14 ATS in those contests.
- Charleston Southern has played 28 games, with 13 wins against the spread.
- The Buccaneers are 7-3 ATS when underdogs by 4.5 points or more this season.
- At home this year, Winthrop is 4-7 against the spread and 10-1 overall.
- At home, as a 4.5-point favorite or more, Winthrop has two wins ATS (2-7).
- In away games, Charleston Southern is 7-9 against the spread, and 5-11 overall.
- Away from home, Charleston Southern is winless ATS (0-1) as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Winthrop vs. Charleston Southern
- Winthrop has won 17, or 77.3%, of the 22 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- This season, the Eagles have won 16 of their 20 games, or 80%, when favored by at least -183 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from Winthrop, based on the moneyline, is 64.7%.
- Charleston Southern has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 17 games this year and has walked away with the win five times (29.4%) in those games.
- This year, the Buccaneers have won four of 12 games when listed as at least +150 or worse on the moneyline.
- Charleston Southern has an implied victory probability of 40% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
