High Point vs. Longwood Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 16

Published 9:49 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Thursday’s game features the High Point Panthers (15-4, 3-1 Big South) and the Longwood Lancers (13-6, 2-2 Big South) clashing at Joan Perry Brock Center (on January 16) at 7:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 76-73 victory for High Point.

According to our computer prediction, Longwood is a good bet to cover the point spread, which is listed at 3.5. The two sides are projected to fall short of the 153.5 over/under.

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High Point vs. Longwood Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV: ESPNU
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  • Where: Farmville, Virginia
  • Venue: Joan Perry Brock Center
  • Line: High Point -3.5
  • Point total: 153.5
  • Moneyline (to win): High Point -164, Longwood +136

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High Point vs. Longwood Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    High Point 76, Longwood 73

Spread & Total Prediction for High Point vs. Longwood

  • Pick ATS: Longwood (+3.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (153.5)

High Point is 8-9-0 against the spread, while Longwood’s ATS record this season is 7-9-0. The Panthers have an 8-9-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Lancers have a record of 10-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The teams score 158.9 points per game, 5.4 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 games, High Point has a 6-4 record against the spread while going 7-3 overall. Longwood has gone 4-6 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its last 10 matches.

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High Point Performance Insights

  • The Panthers average 80.4 points per game (64th in college basketball) while giving up 66.7 per contest (58th in college basketball). They have a +261 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 13.7 points per game.
  • High Point wins the rebound battle by 5.7 boards on average. It collects 33.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 150th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 27.5 per outing.
  • High Point hits 8.4 three-pointers per game (121st in college basketball), 2.2 more than its opponents (6.2). It is shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc (72nd in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 33.1%.
  • The Panthers’ 106.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 16th in college basketball, and the 88.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 109th in college basketball.
  • High Point has come out ahead in the turnover battle by 1.4 turnovers per game, committing 9.9 (43rd in college basketball play) while forcing 11.3 (231st in college basketball).

Longwood Performance Insights

  • The Lancers have a +143 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.6 points per game. They’re putting up 78.5 points per game, 97th in college basketball, and are giving up 70.9 per contest to rank 170th in college basketball.
  • Longwood pulls down 32.4 rebounds per game (203rd in college basketball) while allowing 27.3 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 5.1 boards per game.
  • Longwood hits 6.3 three-pointers per game (320th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.8 on average.
  • Longwood has won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 12.2 per game (253rd in college basketball) while forcing 15.1 (21st in college basketball).

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