Winthrop vs High Point College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/1/21

The High Point Panthers and Winthrop Eagles meet Monday in the college basketball Big South Quarterfinal at the Winthrop Coliseum.

The High Point Panthers need a win after losing four of their last five games. The High Point Panthers are averaging 67.3 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 69.7 points on 44.7 percent shooting. John-Michael Wright is averaging 20.9 points and 3.3 assists while Lydell Elmore is averaging 11.2 points and 6.3 rebounds. Jaden House is grabbing 1.5 rebounds and Ahmil Flowers is dishing two assists. The High Point Panthers are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 68.9 percent from the free throw line. The High Point Panthers are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game.

The Winthrop Eagles look for another win to build on their 20-1 record. The Winthrop Eagles are averaging 79.2 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 68.3 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Chandler Vaudrin is averaging 12.3 points and 6.7 assists while Adonis Arms is averaging 10.7 points and 4.9 rebounds. Charles Falden is dishing 0.6 assists and DJ Burns Jr. is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Winthrop Eagles are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 67.9 percent from the free throw line. The Winthrop Eagles are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game. 

The Panthers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Monday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Eagles are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Panthers last 4 overall. The under is 8-2 in Eagles last 10 overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

The High Point Panthers hung around in the two meetings this season, but they’re not playing good ball lately, losing their last five games by an average of six points while shooting 39.5 percent from the field. The Winthrop Eagles are the class of the Big South and they win by an average of 11.1 points in the favorite role. Big number, but I have more confidence in Winthrop than I do High Point.