Big South Tournament: Longwood vs. UNC-Asheville odds, picks and predictions

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The Longwood Lancers (20-13, 6-10 Big South) battle the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs (22-11, 12-4) on Sunday in the Big South Championship. Tip from Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Longwood vs. UNC-Asheville odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Longwood upset top-seeded High Point 80-79 in overtime on Saturday as a 7-point underdog while the Over (149.5) hit. C Szymon Zapala scored 17 points including the go-ahead bucket with 26 seconds left for the 5th-seeded Lancers. It was the 2nd time Longwood beat High Point in the last 7 days, winning the season-finale 74-72 on March 2.

It also took overtime for the 2nd-seeded UNC-Asheville Bulldogs to beat the No. 3 Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 83-72 on Saturday in the other semifinal. The Bulldogs covered as a 4.5-point favorite and the Over (144.5) hit. Senior F Drew Pember had his 2nd triple-double of the season (30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists). UNC-Asheville held Gardner-Webb to just 1 point in OT.

The teams split their 2 meetings this season with each winning at home. UNC-Asheville won 65-61 on Jan. 13 and Longwood won 80-75 on Feb. 21. Each team covered the spread as the home favorite as well.

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Longwood vs. UNC-Asheville odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:45 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Longwood +122 (bet $100 to win $122) | UNC-Asheville -146 (bet $146 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Longwood +2.5 (-106) | UNC-Asheville -2.5 (-114)
Over/Under (O/U): 143.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Longwood vs. UNC-Asheville picks and predictions

Prediction

UNC-Asheville 74, Longwood 72

Moneyline

PASS.

I’m confident that the Bulldogs (-146) win this game, but I’d rather not buy into all that juice. I’ll save my money for the spread instead.

Against the spread

BET LONGWOOD +2.5 (-106).

These teams have played basically even over their last 10 meetings. They have each covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 matchups.

Longwood has a lot of momentum coming into the championship game, having won and covered 6 of its last 8 games.

UNC-Asheville’s best player is Pember (20.5 points per game), but Longwood has held him in check. He has scored just 17 and 12 points in their 2 meetings. I think they can do it again.

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Over/Under

PASS.

I do not see any advantage either way on this bet. These teams are 5-5 going over the total in the last 10 meetings.

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