Longwood vs. Charleston Southern betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-11, 1-0 Big South) are 8.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a four-game road slide when they visit the Longwood Lancers (11-5, 0-1 Big South) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Joan Perry Brock Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 146.5 for the matchup.

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Longwood Cover -8.5 vs Charleston Southern -113

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Longwood vs. Charleston Southern betting lines

  • Longwood moneyline odds to win: -418
  • Charleston Southern moneyline odds to win: +322
  • Spread: Longwood (-8.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Longwood statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Longwood has performed worse at home, covering two times in five home games, and three times in five road games.
  • The Lancers have gone over the total in the same percentage of games at home as road games (40%).
  • Longwood has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 3-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Lancers have been racking up 78.9 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little higher than the 77.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Longwood’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.0) is 1.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.7).
  • The Lancers are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 6.4 threes per game and shooting 30.8% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 5.9 makes and 29.0% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Longwood betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (166th in nation) 46.2 (313th) 32.4 (222nd) 27.6 (32nd) 13.9 (190th) 12.3 (255th)

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Charleston Southern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Charleston Southern has been better at home (2-1-0) than away (4-5-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Buccaneers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (33.3%, one of three) compared to on the road (66.7%, six of nine).
  • The Buccaneers, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than on the road (1-8) this year.

Recent trends

  • While the Buccaneers are averaging 72.9 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, amassing 71.5 points per contest.
  • Charleston Southern is ceding 77.9 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (78.3).
  • The Buccaneers are draining 7.9 three-pointers per game with a 32.2% three-point percentage over their past 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7.6 and 30.5%.

Charleston Southern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 4-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-10 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.9 (284th in nation) 47.7 (348th) 34.9 (76th) 30.7 (164th) 12.8 (262nd) 13.1 (313th)
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