Charleston Southern vs High Point 1/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The High Point Panthers and Charleston Southern Buccaneers meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Buccaneer Fieldhouse. The High Point Panthers need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers look to snap a seven-game losing streak.

The High Point Panthers are averaging 70.3 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 70.7 points on 42.7 percent shooting. John-Michael Wright is averaging 19.7 points and 3.9 assists, while Zack Austin is averaging 13.6 points and 8 rebounds. Jaden House is the third double-digit scorer and Bryant Randleman is dishing 3.1 assists. The High Point Panthers are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 61.5 percent from the free throw line. The High Point Panthers are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are averaging 69.6 points on 40.3 percent shooting and allowing 79.4 points on 46.6 percent shooting. Tahlik Chavez is averaging 10.3 points and 1.9 assists, while Claudell Harris Jr. is averaging 9.6 points and 4.3 rebounds. Sean Price is dishing 2.4 assists and Taje’ Kelly is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are shooting 27.9 percent from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the free throw line. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.

The Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. The Buccaneers are 5-16 ATS in their last 21 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games. The under is 11-4 in Panthers last 15 Wednesday games. The under is 4-1 in Buccaneers last 5 overall. The underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The High Point Panthers aren’t world beaters, but they’re comfortably the better team here at both ends of the court. Even in High Point’s losses this season, it competed. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers get beat up nearly every time they take the floor, and they’re brutal defensively. To make matters worse, Charleston Southern doesn’t cover numbers despite being big underdogs nightly. It’s hard not to side with High Point and the reasonable number. Backing the Bucs isn’t an option.