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Longwood vs Winthrop Basketball Prediction, Best Bets, Spread & Odds - Big South Tournament

The No. 5 seed Longwood Lancers (18-13, 6-10 Big South) and the No. 4 seed Winthrop Eagles (17-14, 8-8 Big South) will look to move on in the Big South tournament on Friday as they square off at 2:00 PM ET.
Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.
Longwood vs. Winthrop Game Info and Odds
- Game Day: Friday, March 8, 2024
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: High Point, North Carolina
- Arena: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena
Longwood vs. Winthrop Picks and Prediction
All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Longwood win (57.3%)
Take a look at the betting insights and trends below before placing a bet on Friday's Longwood-Winthrop spread (Longwood -1.5) or over/under (146.5 points).
Longwood vs. Winthrop: ATS Betting Stats and Trends
- Longwood has won 13 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 15 times.
- Winthrop has compiled a 12-16-0 record against the spread this season.
- Longwood covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point favorite or more 50% of the time. That's more often than Winthrop covers as an underdog of 1.5 or more (44.4%).
- The Lancers have done a better job covering the spread at home (7-6-0) than they have in road affairs (6-9-0).
- The Eagles have performed better against the spread on the road (8-7-0) than at home (2-8-0) this year.
- Longwood has covered the spread five times in 16 conference games.
- Winthrop has six wins against the spread in 16 Big South games this year.
Longwood vs. Winthrop: Moneyline Betting Stats
- Longwood has been the moneyline favorite in 20 games this season and has come away with the win 14 times (70%) in those contests.
- The Lancers have a mark of 14-7 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by -110 or better on the moneyline.
- Winthrop has been the underdog on the moneyline a total of nine times this season, and it has lost all of those games.
- The Eagles have played in nine games as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer without earning a win.
- Longwood has an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Longwood vs. Winthrop Head-to-Head Comparison
- Longwood averages 75.3 points per game (130th in college basketball) while giving up 68.3 per contest (78th in college basketball). It has a +219 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by seven points per game.
- Walyn Napper's team-leading 14.5 points per game ranks 330th in the nation.
- Winthrop puts up 78 points per game (69th in college basketball) while giving up 71.5 per outing (167th in college basketball). It has a +201 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 6.5 points per game.
- Winthrop's leading scorer, Kelton Talford, is 354th in college basketball, averaging 14.3 points per game.
- The Lancers are 35th in college basketball at 39.2 rebounds per game. That's 9.5 more than the 29.7 their opponents average.
- Michael Christmas paces the Lancers with 6.3 rebounds per game (282nd in college basketball action).
- The Eagles are 157th in the country at 35.6 rebounds per game. That's 1.6 more than the 34 their opponents average.
- Talford averages 5.6 rebounds per game (441st in college basketball) to lead the Eagles.
- Longwood's 96.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 149th in college basketball, and the 87.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 43rd in college basketball.
- The Eagles' 99.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 81st in college basketball, and the 91.1 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 130th in college basketball.