The Longwood Lancers (17-13, 6-9 Big South) visit the South Carolina Upstate Spartans (6-24, 2-13 Big South) after losing four straight road games. The Lancers are favored by 7 points in the matchup, which begins at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The point total is 161.5 in the matchup.

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Longwood vs. South Carolina Upstate betting lines

• Longwood moneyline odds to win: -304
• South Carolina Upstate moneyline odds to win: +240
• Spread: Longwood (-7)
• Total: 161.5

Longwood statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Longwood has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (6-7-0) than it has in road tilts (4-7-0).
• Looking at over/unders, the Lancers hit the over less consistently when playing at home, as they’ve exceeded the total seven times in 13 opportunities this season (53.8%). In away games, they have hit the over eight times in 11 opportunities (72.7%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Longwood has won eight of 12 games when playing at home, good for a .667 winning percentage. It has won three of six games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• The Lancers’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 76.9 points a contest compared to the 78.1 they’ve averaged this year.
• Longwood’s defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has allowed 78.9 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 73.9 points per game its opponents average on the season.
• The Lancers’ past 10 contests have seen them make 6.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 39.5% from deep. Both numbers are up from their 2024-25 averages of 6.5 makes and 33.7%.

Longwood betting records this season

• ATS Record: 11-16-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 4-7-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 7+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-11-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
• O-U-P: 18-9-0 (Home: 7-6-0; Away: 8-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-7 (Home: 8-4; Away: 3-3)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-4)

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South Carolina Upstate statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• South Carolina Upstate has performed better against the spread away (8-8-0) than at home (4-6-0) this year.
• In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Spartans’ games have finished above the over/under at home (70%, seven of 10) compared to away (56.2%, nine of 16).
• The Spartans, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-9) than on the road (2-14) this year.

Recent trends

• Over their previous 10 games, the Spartans are posting 75.1 points per contest, 0.4 fewer points than their season average (75.5).
• South Carolina Upstate is surrendering 85.2 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 1.6 more points than it is allowing for the season (83.6).
• The Spartans are draining 8.4 threes per contest with a 34.3% three-point percentage over their past 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7 and 31.4%.

South Carolina Upstate betting records this season

• ATS Record: 12-15-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 8-8-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 7+: 10-8-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 12-15-0)
• O-U-P: 17-10-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 9-7-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-24 (Home: 1-9; Away: 2-14)