Winthrop at Longwood 3/6/22 College Basketball Picks and Predictions

Winthrop faces Longwood on Sunday, March 6th, 2022 at Bojangles Coliseum for a college basketball Big South Conference Championship matchup. 

Winthrop defeated Gardner-Webb in the semifinal of the conference tournament by the final score of 76-67. Winthrop is back in the Big South Championship after winning the conference last year and earning a 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Winthrop has a ton of experience., and although the Eagles are not the #1 seed in the Big South, it will not be surprising to see them as the favorites when the line is released. Winthrop is 23-8 overall this season and 14-2 in conference play. Winthrop's leading scorer is F D.J Burns Jr, who has scored 15.1 points per game for the Eagles. Winthrop has scored 75.8 points per game as a team and has shot the ball at a 49.0% clip from the field. Winthrop has also allowed 70.0 points per game to its opponents as well. 

Longwood took down a pesky USC Upstate team in its semifinal matchup to punch its ticket to this championship matchup. Longwood, with a win, will head to the Big Dance for the first time in school history. A loss in this one sends Longwood to the NIT, as nonetheless, this has been an incredible season for a Longwood team that not many had on their radar going into this season. Longwood is 25-6 overall and 15-1 in Big South play. Longwood's leading scorer has been G Justin Hill, who has scored 14.3 points per game and has earned 4.0 assists per game as well. Longwood as a team has scored 76.2 points per game and has shot the ball at a 45.2% clip from the field. Longwood has also allowed 65.1 points per game to its opponents as well.