Saturday’s game features the Longwood Lancers (11-5, 0-1 Big South) and the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-11, 1-0 Big South) matching up at Joan Perry Brock Center (on January 4) at 7:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 78-69 win for Longwood.

Based on our computer prediction, Charleston Southern is projected to cover the spread (8.5) versus Longwood. The two teams are projected to eclipse the 146.5 over/under.

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Longwood vs. Charleston Southern Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Farmville, Virginia
• Venue: Joan Perry Brock Center
• Line: Longwood -8.5
• Point total: 146.5
• Moneyline (to win): Longwood -420, Charleston Southern +310

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Longwood vs. Charleston Southern Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Longwood 78, Charleston Southern 69

Spread & Total Prediction for Longwood vs. Charleston Southern

• Pick ATS: Charleston Southern (+8.5)
• Pick OU: Over (146.5)

Longwood is 6-7-0 against the spread, while Charleston Southern’s ATS record this season is 6-8-0. The Lancers have a 7-6-0 record going over the point total, while games involving the Buccaneers have a record of 8-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams combine to score 150.8 points per game, 4.3 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the past 10 games, Longwood is 4-6 against the spread and 5-5 overall while Charleston Southern has gone 6-4 against the spread and 3-7 overall.

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Longwood Performance Insights

• The Lancers have a +148 scoring differential, topping opponents by 9.2 points per game. They’re putting up 77.9 points per game to rank 121st in college basketball and are giving up 68.7 per outing to rank 114th in college basketball.
• Longwood wins the rebound battle by 4.8 boards on average. It records 32.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 226th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 27.6 per contest.
• Longwood makes 5.9 three-pointers per game (340th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.4. It shoots 29% from deep while its opponents hit 30% from long range.
• The Lancers rank 137th in college basketball with 98.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 96th in college basketball defensively with 86.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Longwood has committed 3.3 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 12.3 (251st in college basketball play) while forcing 15.6 (17th in college basketball).

Charleston Southern Performance Insights

• The Buccaneers have been outscored by 5.4 points per game (posting 72.9 points per game, 249th in college basketball, while allowing 78.3 per outing, 326th in college basketball) and have a -87 scoring differential.
• The 34.9 rebounds per game Charleston Southern accumulates rank 80th in college basketball, 4.2 more than the 30.7 its opponents collect.
• Charleston Southern hits 7.6 three-pointers per game (211th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.8 on average.
• Charleston Southern loses the turnover battle by 3.9 per game, committing 13.1 (309th in college basketball) while its opponents average 9.2.

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