High Point vs. Western Carolina betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 29

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The Western Carolina Catamounts (3-3) are heavy underdogs (by 16.5 points) to end a three-game road losing streak when they visit the High Point Panthers (6-1) on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET. The point total in the matchup is 160.5.

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High Point Cover -16.5 vs Western Carolina -113

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High Point vs. Western Carolina betting lines

  • High Point moneyline odds to win: -2174
  • Western Carolina moneyline odds to win: +1062
  • Spread: High Point (-16.5)
  • Total: 160.5

High Point statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • High Point did a better job covering the spread when playing at home (9-7-0) last season than it did in road tilts (5-5-0).
  • The Panthers went over the total in a lower percentage of home games (31.2%) than road games (80%) last season.
  • High Point won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 13-1 (.929). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 7-3 (.700).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Panthers were the 23rd-best squad in the country (81.7 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 79th (68.9 points conceded per game).
  • On the boards, High Point was 105th in college basketball in rebounds (33.2 per game) last year. It was 22nd-best in rebounds allowed (27.9 per game).
  • The Panthers were 219th in the country in assists (13.0 per game) last season.

High Point betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-2-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-3-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
53.0 (sixth in nation) 41.0 (95th) 31.4 (255th) 29.6 (119th) 18.4 (32nd) 8.3 (fifth)

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Western Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Western Carolina had better results on the road (7-8-0) than at home (3-8-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Catamounts games finished over seven of 11 times at home (63.6%) and 10 of 15 away (66.7%) last year.
  • The Catamounts, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-6) than on the road (1-14) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Catamounts’ defensive performance was 20th-worst in the country last season with 79.0 points allowed per game, but offensively they were more consistent, putting up 69.7 points per game (290th-ranked in college basketball).
  • Western Carolina ranked 28th in the nation with 35.2 boards per contest, but it allowed 34.8 rebounds per game, which ranked 14th-worst in college basketball.
  • The Catamounts averaged 12.1 dimes per game, which ranked them 286th in college basketball.

Western Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 1-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-3-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.9 (314th in nation) 44.1 (212th) 36.3 (77th) 31.5 (182nd) 11.8 (315th) 14.2 (315th)
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