Thursday’s contest that pits the Longwood Lancers (17-12, 6-8 Big South) against the Winthrop Eagles (19-10, 9-5 Big South) at Joan Perry Brock Center is expected to be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 80-77 in favor of Longwood. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on February 27.

According to our computer prediction, Longwood is projected to cover the spread (2.5) versus Winthrop. The two teams are projected to fall short of the 161.5 over/under.

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Longwood vs. Winthrop Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPNU
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• Where: Farmville, Virginia
• Venue: Joan Perry Brock Center
• Line: Longwood -2.5
• Point total: 161.5
• Moneyline (to win): Longwood -140, Winthrop +114

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Longwood vs. Winthrop Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Longwood 80, Winthrop 77

Spread & Total Prediction for Longwood vs. Winthrop

• Pick ATS: Longwood (-2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (161.5)

Longwood has an 11-15-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Winthrop, who is 13-13-0 ATS. The Lancers have hit the over in 18 games, while Eagles games have gone over 16 times. The two teams average 163.1 points per game, 1.6 more points than this matchup’s total. Longwood is 4-6 against the spread and 4-6 overall in its last 10 contests, while Winthrop has gone 5-5 against the spread and 7-3 overall.

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Longwood Performance Insights

• The Lancers outscore opponents by 5.2 points per game (scoring 78.7 points per game to rank 64th in college basketball while allowing 73.5 per outing to rank 233rd in college basketball) and have a +151 scoring differential overall.
• Longwood wins the rebound battle by 2.7 boards on average. It records 31.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 238th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 28.4 per outing.
• Longwood connects on 6.4 three-pointers per game (317th in college basketball) at a 33.6% rate (207th in college basketball), compared to the 7.4 its opponents make while shooting 32.5% from beyond the arc.
• The Lancers rank 63rd in college basketball with 100.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and 202nd in college basketball defensively with 94.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Longwood has committed 11.8 turnovers per game (240th in college basketball action), 2.2 fewer than the 14.0 it forces on average (24th in college basketball).

Winthrop Performance Insights

• The Eagles have a +173 scoring differential, topping opponents by 6.0 points per game. They’re putting up 84.4 points per game, sixth in college basketball, and are allowing 78.4 per contest to rank 328th in college basketball.
• Winthrop comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.2 boards. It collects 34.5 rebounds per game (60th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 32.3.
• Winthrop knocks down 7.4 three-pointers per game (210th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.3. It shoots 32.2% from deep, and its opponents shoot 35.5%.
• Winthrop has won the turnover battle by 1.2 per game, committing 12.7 (306th in college basketball) while forcing 13.9 (28th in college basketball).

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