Presbyterian vs High Point 2/9/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The High Point Panthers and the Presbyterian Blue Hose meet in college basketball action from the Templeton PE Center on Wednesday night.

The High Point Panthers will look to build on a 91-83 OT win over UNC-Asheville last time out. John-Michael Wright leads High Point in scoring and assists with 19.6 PPG and 3.7 APG while Jaden House has 11.9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Zack Austin has 14.2 PPG with a team-high 8.1 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for High Point up to this point in the season. As a team, High Point is averaging 69.7 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 63.6% from the foul line while allowing 69.9 PPG on 43% shooting from the field and 30% from three.

The Presbyterian Blue Hose will try to rebound after a 74-69 loss to Hampton in their last game. Rayshon Harrison leads the Blue Hose in scoring with 17.2 PPG and 2.6 APG while Winston Hill has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Presbyterian up to this point in the season as well as the Blue Hose’s top rebounder. Trevon Reddish-Rhone also has 9 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 2.8 APG as well this season. As a team, Presbyterian is averaging 67.2 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 28.2% from three and 68.6% from the foul line while allowing 66.9 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field and 37.8% from three this season.

High Point is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games against a team with a winning home record. Presbyterian is 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games following an ATS loss and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 Wednesday games.

I get the case to be made either way in this one, but I think my stronger play here is the over. These are two teams that have been scoring well into the 70s as of late, especially during conference play, flipping the script on the offensive numbers that we’ve seen already for much of the year. I think one, if not both, of these teams get into the 70s here. Give me the over.