The Longwood Lancers (19-13) and High Point Panthers (25-7) tangle in the semifinals of the Big South Tournament Saturday. The matinee contest at Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena in High Point, N.C., will tip off at noon ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Longwood vs. High Point odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Longwood easily covered a -1.5 spread in a 69-56 triumph over Winthrop Friday. The 5th-seeded Lancers were a plus-5 on the boards and a plus-7 in turnovers in Friday’s quarterfinal.
High Point — the No. 1 seed in this tournament and the team getting home hardwood — advanced to Saturday’s semifinal by overcoming some 1st-half trouble and eventually defeating No. 9 Radford 77-63 Friday, covering a -10.5.
In their final regular-season game last Saturday, the Panthers lost to Longwood 74-72 as 2.5-point favorites. The Big South foes split for the regular season, though; HPU downed the Lancers 93-76 Feb. 1.