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

Published 9:18 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Thursday’s contest between the High Point Panthers (15-4, 3-1 Big South) and the Longwood Lancers (13-6, 2-2 Big South) at Joan Perry Brock Center has a projected final score of 76-73 based on our computer prediction, with High Point securing the victory. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on January 16.

According to our computer prediction, Longwood projects to cover the 3.5-point spread in its matchup against High Point. The over/under is currently listed at 153.5, and the two sides are projected to come in below that total.

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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 has compiled an 8-9-0 record against the spread this season, while Longwood is 7-9-0. A total of eight out of the Panthers’ games this season have hit the over, and 10 of the Lancers’ games have gone over. The teams combine to score 158.9 points per game, 5.4 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 games, High Point is 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall while Longwood has gone 4-6 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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High Point Performance Insights

  • The Panthers have a +261 scoring differential, topping opponents by 13.7 points per game. They’re putting up 80.4 points per game to rank 64th in college basketball and are allowing 66.7 per contest to rank 58th in college basketball.
  • High Point is 150th in college basketball at 33.2 rebounds per game. That’s 5.7 more than the 27.5 its opponents average.
  • High Point knocks down 2.2 more threes per game than the opposition, 8.4 (121st in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.2.
  • The Panthers rank 16th in college basketball with 106.7 points scored per 100 possessions, and 109th in college basketball defensively with 88.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.
  • High Point has committed 1.4 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 9.9 (43rd in college basketball play) while forcing 11.3 (231st in college basketball).

Longwood Performance Insights

  • The Lancers are outscoring opponents by 7.6 points per game, with a +143 scoring differential overall. They put up 78.5 points per game (97th in college basketball) and allow 70.9 per contest (170th in college basketball).
  • Longwood wins the rebound battle by 5.1 boards on average. It records 32.4 rebounds per game, 203rd in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 27.3.
  • Longwood knocks down 6.3 three-pointers per game (320th in college basketball) at a 30.7% rate (318th in college basketball), compared to the 6.8 its opponents make, shooting 31.7% from beyond the arc.
  • Longwood has committed 2.9 fewer turnovers than its opponents, averaging 12.2 (253rd in college basketball) while forcing 15.1 (21st in college basketball).

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