Longwood vs. Radford Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – February 8

Published 9:49 pm Friday, February 7, 2025

Saturday’s contest features the Longwood Lancers (16-8, 5-4 Big South) and the Radford Highlanders (15-10, 5-5 Big South) matching up at Joan Perry Brock Center (on February 8) at 3:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 77-71 victory for Longwood.

According to our computer prediction, Longwood should cover the point spread, which currently sits at 3.5. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 140.5 total.

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Longwood vs. Radford Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
  • Time: 3:00 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
  • Where: Farmville, Virginia
  • Venue: Joan Perry Brock Center
  • Line: Longwood -3.5
  • Point total: 140.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Longwood -164, Radford +136

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Longwood vs. Radford Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Longwood 77, Radford 71

Spread & Total Prediction for Longwood vs. Radford

  • Pick ATS: Longwood (-3.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (140.5)

Longwood is 10-11-0 against the spread this season compared to Radford’s 12-11-0 ATS record. The Lancers have a 14-7-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Highlanders have a record of 14-9-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The teams score an average of 153.7 points per game, 13.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Longwood is 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall over its past 10 games, while Radford has gone 4-6 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Longwood Performance Insights

  • The Lancers average 79.3 points per game (67th in college basketball) while allowing 72.4 per outing (212th in college basketball). They have a +165 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.9 points per game.
  • Longwood ranks 214th in the country at 31.7 rebounds per game. That’s 3.6 more than the 28.1 its opponents average.
  • Longwood knocks down 6.7 three-pointers per game (282nd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.1. It shoots 33.5% from deep while its opponents hit 32.1% from long range.
  • The Lancers’ 101.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 63rd in college basketball, and the 92.3 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 179th in college basketball.
  • Longwood has committed 11.6 turnovers per game (216th in college basketball action), 3.0 fewer than the 14.6 it forces on average (22nd in college basketball).

Radford Performance Insights

  • The Highlanders are outscoring opponents by 3.5 points per game, with a +87 scoring differential overall. They put up 74.4 points per game (185th in college basketball) and allow 70.9 per outing (157th in college basketball).
  • The 33.1 rebounds per game Radford accumulates rank 128th in the nation, 5.0 more than the 28.1 its opponents grab.
  • Radford makes 7.7 three-pointers per game (182nd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.2. It shoots 36.9% from deep, and its opponents shoot 35.2%.
  • Radford has committed 11.1 turnovers per game (162nd in college basketball) while forcing 10.8 (256th in college basketball).

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