High Point vs. Longwood betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The High Point Panthers (15-4, 3-1 Big South) visit the Longwood Lancers (13-6, 2-2 Big South) in a matchup of Big South teams at Joan Perry Brock Center, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The Panthers are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 153.5.

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High Point vs. Longwood betting lines

  • High Point moneyline odds to win: -194
  • Longwood moneyline odds to win: +161
  • Spread: High Point (-4.5)
  • Total: 153.5

High Point statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In home games, High Point has the same winning percentage against the spread as it does in road games (.500).
  • In home games, the Panthers eclipse the over/under 30% of the time (three of 10 games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, eclipsing the total in 100% of games (four of four).
  • When playing at home, High Point has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 7-1 (.875). When playing on the road, it is 2-2 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Panthers have picked up their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 84.0 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 80.4 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
  • High Point has been a little suspect on the defensive end of the floor of late, allowing 68.6 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 66.7 it has conceded this season.
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Panthers are making 0.7 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.1 compared to 8.4 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (35.0% compared to 36.3% season-long).

High Point betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-10-1 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 4-8-1 (As Favorite: 6-10-1; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-9-1 (Home: 3-6-1; Away: 4-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-4 (Home: 7-1; Away: 2-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (47th in nation) 41.6 (89th) 33.2 (149th) 27.5 (24th) 13.1 (237th) 9.9 (43rd)

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Longwood statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This season, Longwood is 3-4-0 at home against the spread (.429 winning percentage). Away, it is 3-3-0 ATS (.500).
  • In terms of the over/under, Lancers games have finished over more frequently at home (four of seven, 57.1%) than away (three of six, 50%).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Lancers are putting up 79.2 points per game, 0.7 more than their season average (78.5).
  • Longwood is surrendering 73.0 points per game in its last 10 games, which is 2.1 more points than it is allowing for the season (70.9).
  • In their last 10 games, the Lancers are draining 6.6 three-pointers per contest, 0.3 more than their season average (6.3). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (31.7%) compared to their season average (30.7%).

Longwood betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (168th in nation) 47.4 (344th) 32.4 (199th) 27.3 (20th) 13.6 (202nd) 12.2 (254th)
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