UNC Asheville (19-8) vs Longwood (17-11)
February 22, 2025 at 02:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: UNC Asheville -3 — Over/Under: 157
The Longwood Lancers and the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Kimmel Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Longwood vs. UNC-Asheville prediction.
Matchup History
The Longwood Lancers won the first meeting between these two teams earlier this season, by a final score of 85-76, making it three straight head-to-head wins for Longwood, both straight up and against the spread going back to last year.
Longwood Recap
The Longwood Lancers come into this game looking to build on their 90-77 win over Gardner Webb in their last matchup to improve to 17-11 on the year. After this matchup with the Bulldogs, Longwood will head back home for a game against Winthrop.
Lancers Snap Five-Game Losing Skid Thanks To Win Over GW
Michael Christmas leads Longwood in scoring with 12.3 PPG along with 4.1 RPG while Colby Garland has contributed 11.8 PPG with 2.8 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Lancers in assists per game this season. Kyrell Luc has 10.9 PPG with 3 RPG and 3.4 APG and Elijah Tucker’s added 10 PPG with a team-high 5.1 RPG to lead the Lancers in rebounding and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Longwood up to this point in the year. Johan Nziemi also contributed 8.5 PPG and 4.3 RPG as well for Longwood this season. As a team, Longwood is averaging 78.6 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 33% from three, and 72.7% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Longwood Lancers will win
- Longwood has won each of its last three games against North Carolina-Asheville.
- North Carolina-Asheville has lost each of its last three games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
UNC-Asheville Recap
The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs come into this matchup looking to bounce back from a frustrating 77-53 loss to Radford in their last game to sit at 19-8 so far this season. After this game, the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs will take on the Presbyterian Blue Hose at home.
Bulldogs Have No Margin For Error In Big South Race Behind High Point
Jordan Marsh leads UNC-Asheville in scoring and assists with 18.8 PPG and 3.8 APG along with 4.4 RPG while Toyaz Solomon has 15.7 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass so far this season. Josh Banks has 15.4 PPG with 3.7 RPG and Fletcher Abee has 11 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UNC-Asheville so far this season. Kameron Taylor has also chipped in 8.7 PPG with 4.5 RPG as well on the year for UNC-Asheville. As a team, UNC-Asheville is averaging 84.4 PPG on 47.6% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 70.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs will win
- North Carolina-Asheville has won each of its last 12 home games.
- Longwood has lost six of its last seven day games.
Longwood vs. UNC-Asheville Prediction
I’m going to ride with UNC-Asheville in this game. Longwood got the monkey off of their back by snapping that long losing streak, but the problem in that is the fact that one win doesn’t erase the damage caused by that losing streak. UNC-Asheville took a demoralizing loss to Radford, and the Bulldogs now have zero room for error as they need to win out and have High Point stumble to have a chance at a share of the Big South title. I’m rocking with the Bulldogs because they’ve been solid at home, going 12-0 so far this season and if I were to side with Longwood, I’d need a few more points here. Give me UNC-Asheville laying the bucket at home.