Longwood Lancers vs Winthrop Eagles Prediction, 3/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Longwood Lancers vs Winthrop Eagles

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena in High Point, NC

TV: ESPN+

Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena is the site where the Winthrop Eagles (17-14) will try to defeat the Longwood Lancers (18-13) on Friday.

The Longwood Lancers stepped onto the hardwood against High Point and earned the victory with a final of 74-72 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Lancers ended up finishing with 23 and High Point recorded 21 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 28 tries from downtown. High Point ended up shooting 74.1% at the charity stripe by making 20 of their 27 attempts. Furthermore, High Point collected 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. High Point earned 9 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Longwood allowed their opponent to shoot 41.2% from the field on 21 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lancers made 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Longwood walked away from the game having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (26 out of 59) and made 4 out of their 12 shots from downtown.

Johnathan Massie is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He went 83.3% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played for 22 mins played and also collected 5 boards. He accumulated 16 points on 5 of 6 shooting.

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Longwood will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-13 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Longwood is pulling down 39.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 392 assists for the season, which has them ranked 190th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Lancers are shooting 33.2% on shots from distance (176 of 530) and 67.5% from the free throw line. They average 75.3 points per outing (131st in the nation) while shooting 45.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Lancers have forced 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are 104th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 361 conceded for the season. The Lancers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (740 of 1,684) and they surrender 29.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 79th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (68.3).

For their last game, the Winthrop Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-64 against Gardner-Webb. The Eagles were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 in this contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. Gardner-Webb was called for 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 14 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Regarding shots from downtown, Winthrop made 8 of their 22 tries (36.4%). Overall, the Eagles ended up going 21 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Eagles permitted Gardner-Webb to convert 24 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% in this contest. They shot 30.4% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 19 at the free throw line (52.6%). Concerning rebounding, Winthrop allowed Gardner-Webb to collect 34 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Micheal Anumba was important for the Eagles for this contest. He made 5 of 7 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 34 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Winthrop has a mark of 17-14 for the campaign. As an offense, the Eagles are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which is 74th in the nation. Winthrop has totaled 2,419 points on the campaign (78.0 per contest) and they collect 35.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per contest (293rd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. The Eagles commit 17.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Winthrop defense concedes 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (244 of 775) and their opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.1 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which ranks them 112th and 140th in those categories on the defensive end. The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 172nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 71.5. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (90th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Longwood

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