Charleston Southern (7-16) vs Longwood (16-7)
February 1, 2025 at 02:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Charleston Southern +4 — Over/Under: 145.5
The Longwood Lancers and Charleston Southern Buccaneers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Buccaneer Fieldhouse. Here’s a Longwood vs Charleston Southern Prediction. This article will include a Longwood vs Charleston Southern Pick.
Longwood Lancers Betting Preview
The Longwood Lancers beat SC Upstate, lost to Gardner-Webb, and they play Radford, High Point, and Presbyterian next. The Longwood Lancers are averaging 79 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Michael Christmas is averaging 12.7 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Colby Garland is averaging 11.7 points and 3.1 rebounds. Elijah Tucker is dishing 0.5 assists and Kyrell Luc is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Longwood Lancers are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The Longwood Lancers are allowing 31.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
Charleston Southern Buccaneers Betting Preview
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers lost to UNC Asheville, beat SC Upstate, and they play Winthrop, Gardner-Webb, and Presbyterian next. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are averaging 73.1 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 78.3 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Taje’ Kelly is averaging 20 points and 2.1 assists, while RJ Johnson is averaging 15.1 points and 2 rebounds. Daylen Berry is the third double-digit scorer and DJ Patrick is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are shooting 29.9 percent from beyond the arc and 64.6 percent from the free throw line. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game.
Why the Charleston Southern Buccaneers will win
- Longwood has lost four of its last five road games.
- The home team has won each of the last three games between Longwood and Charleston Southern.
Why the Longwood Lancers will win
- Longwood has won five of its last six games at Buccaneer Fieldhouse against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Charleston Southern has lost 28 of its last 37 games against the Big South Conference at Buccaneer Fieldhouse.
- Longwood has won the first half in three of its last four road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Charleston Southern’s last six day games against the Big South Conference have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.
- Six of Longwood’s last seven games have produced a total of 151+ points.
Matchup/League Facts
- Charleston Southern ranks 10th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goal attempts per game this season (18.4).
- Charleston Southern ranks 21st among Division 1 teams for free throws made per game this season (17.4).
- Longwood ranks 27th among Division 1 teams for opponent turnovers per game this season (15.3).
- Longwood ranks 27th among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw percentage this season (67.8%).
Longwood vs Charleston Southern Injury Report
Neither Longwood nor Charleston Southern has a player listed on its injury report.
Longwood vs Charleston Southern Prediction
Charleston Southern hung around with Longwood a month ago, so you’d think they’d like their chances at home where five of their seven wins have come. The problem is Longwood is just head and shoulders the better basketball team, and I’d need more points to give the home dog a chance. The Longwood Lancers are a legit Big South contender with an above-average offense, and they’ve proven themselves on the road as well. Charleston Southern just doesn’t do well when stepping up in competition and the defense has been a mess during this losing stretch. I’ll lay the reasonable number with Longwood on the road.