Longwood vs. Radford betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The Longwood Lancers (16-8, 5-4 Big South) are only 2.5-point favorites as they look to continue a four-game home win streak when they square off against the Radford Highlanders (15-10, 5-5 Big South) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Joan Perry Brock Center. The contest airs at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is set at 142.5.

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Longwood Cover -2.5 vs Radford -115

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Longwood vs. Radford betting lines

  • Longwood moneyline odds to win: -150
  • Radford moneyline odds to win: +125
  • Spread: Longwood (-2.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Longwood statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Longwood has a better record against the spread at home (5-4-0) than it does on the road (4-5-0).
  • When it comes to over/unders, the Lancers hit the over less consistently in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total five times in nine opportunities this season (55.6%). On the road, they have hit the over six times in nine opportunities (66.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Longwood has picked up the win in seven of eight games when playing at home, good for a .875 winning percentage. It has won three of six games away from home (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Lancers have seen an uptick in scoring recently, putting up 79.7 points per game in their last 10 contests, 0.4 points more than the 79.3 they’ve scored this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Longwood give up eight more points per game (80.4) than its season-long average (72.4).
  • The Lancers are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 7.1 threes per game and shooting 39% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 6.7 makes and 33.5% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Longwood betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-11-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 6-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-7-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 7-1; Away: 3-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46 (111th in nation) 47.2 (340th) 31.7 (214th) 28.1 (30th) 13.3 (213th) 11.6 (216th)

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Radford statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Radford has a lower winning percentage at home (.500, 4-4-0 record) than on the road (.538, 7-6-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Highlanders’ games have finished above the over/under at home (100%, eight of eight) than away (38.5%, five of 13).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Highlanders have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (1-7).

Recent trends

  • The Highlanders are posting 73.3 points per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 1.1 fewer points than their average for the season (74.4).
  • Radford is allowing 70.8 points per game in its previous 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (70.9).
  • The Highlanders are making 8.3 threes per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.6 more than their average for the season (7.7). Likewise, they have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (40.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (36.9%).

Radford betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-10-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 7-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-10-0 (Home: 8-0-0; Away: 5-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (179th in nation) 43.4 (167th) 33.1 (128th) 28.1 (30th) 11.8 (309th) 11.1 (162nd)
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