Longwood vs Radford Odds, Lines, and Spread (Jan. 12)

• Longwood is a 1.5-point road favorite over Radford on Wednesday night
• Longwood will be playing its Atlantic Sun Conference opener
• A look at the odds and matchup can be found below with a prediction

Longwood will finally open the Atlantic Sun Conference portion of its schedule when it visits Radford at 6:30 p.m. ET Wednesday at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Va.

Because of COVID-19 issues with opponents, Longwood (8-5/0-0 Atlantic Sun/0-4 road) has yet to play inside the conference but has won four its last five games. The Lancers routed Pfeiffer, a Division III school, 109-69, last Wednesday.

Radford (5-9/1-1 Big South/4-1 home) has dropped five of its last six games, including being edged 73-72 by North Carolina A&T on Saturday at home.

Longwood is favored in a game available on ESPN+

Longwood vs Radford Odds

Odds as of January 11th at BetMGM.

Longwood Outlook

After spending three seasons in the ACC, two at Virginia Tech and one at Wake Forest, senior guard Isaiah Wilkins has shined following his transfer to Longwood.

Wilkins is averaging a team-high 12.1 points a game along with 5.7 rebounds. He scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed five rebounds in just 19 minutes against Pfeiffer.

.@LongwoodMBB closes out with a 109-69 W over Pfeiffer!

3️⃣ Lancers closed out scoring in double-digits, with Isaiah Wilkins leading the pack with 2️⃣1️⃣ points on the day 👏#BigSouthMBB🏀 pic.twitter.com/CKBLZtjZ1W

— Big South Game Day (@BigSouthGameDay) January 5, 2022

Wilkins was 8 of 10 from the floor as he scored in double figures for the fifth time in six games.

Senior forward Zac Watson also reached a season best in scoring as he had 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and five rebounds. The 16 points matched Watson’s combined total in the previous three games.

Sophomore guard Justin Hill added 15 points and three steals and senior guard DeShaun Wade chipped in with 12 points.

Hill is having a fine all-round season with averages of 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists a game. Wade has a 10.3 scoring average.

Longwood has a fourth player with a double-digit scoring average in junior forward Leslie Nkereuwem (11.4).

He averaged 14.7 points and shot 75% from the field last weekend to help the Lancers go 2-1 in their first home multi-team event 🔥

Leslie Nkereuwem of @LongwoodMBB is your #BigSouthMBB🏀 Player of the Week❗️ pic.twitter.com/ZLBZPv41KY

— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) November 22, 2021

Longwood shot 54.7% (41 of 75) last Wednesday and knocked down 12 of 25 (48.0%) attempts from three-point range. The Lancers also dominated the boards 52-31 and forced 19 turnovers.

Radford Outlook

Radford had plenty of chances to beat North Carolina A&T but couldn’t take advantage of opportunities in the game’s final minute.

Demetric Horton’s jumper with 1:08 left put North Carolina A&T ahead 73-72 and turned out to be the last points. Radford missed three potential game-winning field goal attempts after that.

The buzzer beater is off target and Radford falls by a single point…#RiseAndDefend x #NextPlaySpeed pic.twitter.com/VkGIwcTDRb

— Radford Men's Basketball (@RadfordHoops) January 8, 2022

Senior guard Josiah Jeffers led Radford with 18 points, five assists and four steals. He reached double figures for the second straight games after doing so just twice in the first 12 games this season.

Junior forward Dravon Mangum’s 17 points represented his best of the season as he hit four three-point shots. Mangum had totaled 13 points in the previous three games.

Senior guard Bryan Hart finished with 11 points. He has scored in double figures in three of the last four games to push his team-high average to 9.0 points. That comes a year after he scored just 3.6 points a game.

Radford’s Bryan Hart. Coming up.. pic.twitter.com/42B3rCU1Uw

— SuperEricRogers (@SuperEricRogers) December 18, 2021

The Highlanders forced 15 turnovers but allowed North Carolina A&T to have a 56.8 (25 of 44) field goal percentage. The Aggies made 5 of 11 three-pointers for 45.5%.

Longwood vs Radford Prediction

Radford has won 10 straight games in the series, including posting a 62-53 victory at home Dec. 15, 2020 in the last meeting. Hill shined in a losing effort with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Longwood is playing well and should be fired up for its conference opener. Look for the Lancers to the end the long series losing streaak.

The Pick: Longwood -1.5 (-105)