The Radford Highlanders (16-16) and High Point Panthers (24-7) battle in a Big South Conference Tournament game Friday. Tip-off at Qubein Arena will be at noon ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Radford vs. High Point odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Radford defeated South Carolina Upstate 67-60 (covering a -5) in a Wednesday play-in game. For the Highlanders, a 5-11 squad in conference play and the No. 9 seed in this tournament, the win marked just their 3rd since Jan. 31. They prevailed against USC Upstate despite shooting 32.8% from the floor.
High Point won the Big South regular season — and the No. 1 seed in this tournament on home hardwood — by going 13-3 across 16 Big South games. In their last game on Saturday, the Panthers lost to Longwood 74-72 as a 2 1/2-point favorite.
HPU swept 2 regular-season games from Radford. The Panthers won both games against the spread, and both contests (Jan. 3, Feb. 17) hit the Over.