Longwood Lancers (14-8) vs. High Point Panthers (18-4)
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: High Point Panthers -5.5; Over/Under: +146.5
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The Longwood Lancers and the High Point Panthers meet in college basketball action from the Qubein Arena on Thursday night. Can Longwood pull off the upset? Or will High Point keep the win streak alive? Let’s dive in and find out with our Longwood vs. High Point Prediction.
Longwood Team Preview
The Longwood Lancers come into this one looking to rebound from a 76-64 loss to Gardner-Webb last time out. Walyn Napper leads Longwood in scoring with 13.7 PPG and in assists with 4.1 APG along with 3.8 RPG and 1.6 SPG while Johnathan Massie has 11.2 PPG with 6 RPG. Szymon Zapala has 11 PPG with 6.4 RPG and Michael Christmas has 11 PPG with 7.1 RPG to lead the Lancers on the glass, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for the Lancers so far this season. As a team, Longwood is averaging 74.9 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three and 66.8% from the foul line this season.
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High Point Team Preview
The High Point Panthers come into this one looking to build on their ten-game win streak after an 83-81 win over Winthrop last time out. Duke Miles leads the Panthers in scoring and assists with 19.4 PPG and 3.8 APG while Kimani Hamilton has 15.2 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Panthers on the glass up to this point in the year. Kezza Giffa has 16.1 PPG with 3 APG and Abdoulaye Thiam has 11.7 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for High Point so far this season. Trae Benham has 9.6 PPG with 5.1 RPG as well up to this point in the year. As a team, High Point is averaging 84.9 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 77.6% from the foul line this season.
Longwood vs. High Point Prediction
I’m on High Point here. The Panthers are simply the better team playing far better basketball and I’m just not sure I’m getting nearly enough points to consider Longwood here. The Lancers have the best defense in the conference but the worst offense and at a certain point you have to be able to outscore the other team. I’ll side with High Point in this one.
