who plays
Climax @ Winthrop
Current Records: High 14-15; Winthrop 14-16
What you should know
The High Point Panthers have felt right at home for the past two games, but now they need to get going. High Point and the Winthrop Eagles will face off in a Big South bout on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. ET at the Winthrop Coliseum. Both teams are looking to continue their momentum from their previous victories.
The Radford Highlanders usually have all the answers at home, but on Wednesday the Panthers proved too difficult a challenge. High Point managed a 69-64 victory over Radford.
Meanwhile, Winthrop narrowly escaped with a win as the team edged past the Campbell Fighting Camels 95-93.
High Point is expected to lose this next one by 4.5. They are currently four against four against the spread in their recent games but a trend for bettors to be aware of.
The wins put the Panthers up 14-15 and the Eagles up 14-16. Two defensive stats to keep in mind as you watch: High Point stumbles into the game with the third most points allowed per game in college basketball after giving up an average of 77.1. Winthrop has seen some struggles of their own as they have allowed their opponents to shoot an average of 47% from the floor, which is the eighth highest shot percentage in college basketball. It’s possible that one of those Achilles heels will trip the losing team.
how to see
- If: Saturday at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Winthrop Coliseum—Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Consequences: CBS Sports App
opportunities
The Eagles are a 4.5-point favorite against the Panthers according to the latest college basketball odds.
The odds makers were squarely in line with the betting community in this instance as the game opened with a 4.5 point spread and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -110
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series history
Winthrop has won 11 of their last 15 games against High Point.
- January 18, 2023 – Peak 71 vs. Winthrop 66
- March 04, 2022 – Winthrop 68 vs High Point 51
- January 24, 2022 – Peak 65 vs. Winthrop 56
- March 01, 2021 – Winthrop 83 vs High Point 54
- February 19, 2021 – Winthrop 71 vs High Point 63
- February 18, 2021 – Winthrop 76 vs High Point 70
- February 29, 2020 – Winthrop 84 vs High Point 76
- January 08, 2020 – Winthrop 79 vs High Point 57
- January 12, 2019 – Winthrop 80 vs High Point 63
- February 10, 2018 – Winthrop 82 vs. High Point 70
- December 30, 2017 – Winthrop 76 vs. High Point 60
- January 28, 2017 – Climax 83 vs Winthrop 80
- January 04, 2017 – Winthrop 80 vs. High Point 74
- February 25, 2016 – Climax 87 vs Winthrop 85
- January 14, 2016 – Winthrop 86 vs. High Point 66