Longwood vs. Presbyterian betting: College basketball preview for January 2

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The Longwood Lancers (11-4, 0-0 Big South) hit the road in Big South play against the Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-8, 0-0 Big South) on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Lancers are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 143 points.

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Longwood Cover -3.5 vs Presbyterian -110

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Longwood vs. Presbyterian betting lines

  • Longwood moneyline odds to win: -163
  • Presbyterian moneyline odds to win: +136
  • Spread: Longwood (-3.5)
  • Total: 143

Longwood statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Longwood has a worse record against the spread in home games (2-3-0) than it does in road games (3-1-0).
  • In home games, the Lancers eclipse the total 40% of the time (two of five games). They hit the over more often in away games, going over the total in 50% of games (two of four).
  • Longwood has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 3-0 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Lancers’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, putting up 81.8 points per contest compared to the 79.1 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Longwood’s defense has been less stingy lately, as the team has given up 71.3 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 68.7 points per game its opponents average on the season.
  • The Lancers are trending up from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 6.7 threes per game and shooting 32.2% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 6.3 makes and 30.0% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Longwood betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (142nd in nation) 46.5 (322nd) 32.6 (210th) 26.7 (23rd) 14.2 (178th) 12.7 (279th)

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Presbyterian statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Presbyterian has performed better against the spread away (5-3-0) than at home (1-2-0) this year.
  • Blue Hose games have gone above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (two of three), and 37.5% of the time away (three of eight).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Blue Hose have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (1-5).

Recent trends

  • The Blue Hose are averaging 76.2 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 1.9 fewer points than their average for the season (78.1).
  • In its last 10 games, Presbyterian is surrendering 67.3 points per contest, 2.0 fewer points than its season average (69.3).
  • In their last 10 games, the Blue Hose are draining 8.2 three-pointers per game, 0.1 more than their season average (8.1). However, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (38.0%) compared to their season average (39.2%).

Presbyterian betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 7-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 7-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (59th in nation) 43.1 (185th) 33.2 (176th) 29.5 (106th) 14.1 (184th) 11.0 (133rd)
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