High Point vs. Winthrop Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big South Tournament

The top-seeded High Point Panthers (29-4, 15-1 Big South) are 6.5-point favorites to win the Big South Tournament Championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket against the No. 2 seed Winthrop Eagles (23-10, 13-3 Big South) on Sunday at Freedom Hall Civic Center. The matchup starts at 12 p.m. ET and airs on ESPN2. The matchup has an over/under set at 161.5 points.

In its most recent game on Saturday, High Point secured a 75-71 win against UNC Asheville. Terry Anderson's team-high 25 points paced High Point in the win. Winthrop won its last matchup 73-71 against Presbyterian on Saturday. Kody Clouet recorded 17 points, four rebounds and three assists for Winthrop.

High Point vs. Winthrop Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: High Point -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: High Point -259
• Moneyline underdog: Winthrop +209
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

How to watch High Point vs. Winthrop

• TV Channel: ESPN2
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Betting the Over/Under: High Point vs. Winthrop

• High Point and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (161.5 points) 15 times this season.
• This season, 13 of Winthrop's games have finished with a combined score higher than 161.5 points.
• The over/under for the matchup of 161.5 is 12.3 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Panthers (89.9) and Eagles (83.9).
• These two teams surrender a combined 145.1 points per game, 16.4 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in High Point's games is 1.5 fewer points than the over/under of 161.5 in this matchup.
• A difference of 2.6 points separates this game's over/under (161.5 points) and the average over/under in Winthrop's games (158.9) this season.

Betting the Spread: High Point vs. Winthrop

• High Point has played 30 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Panthers have been installed as favorites by a 6.5-point margin or more 27 times and are 13-14 ATS in those games.
• Winthrop has 12 wins against the spread in 30 games this season.
• The Eagles have an ATS record of 4-1 in their five games when underdogs by 6.5 points or more this season.
• High Point is 8-7 against the spread, and 14-1 overall, at home this season.
• As a 6.5-point favorite or more at home, High Point is 8-7 ATS.
• On the road, Winthrop is 7-9 against the spread, and 7-9 overall.
• On the road, Winthrop has one win ATS (1-4) as 6.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: High Point vs. Winthrop

• This season, High Point has been moneyline favorites 30 times and won 26, or 86.7%, of those games.
• The Panthers are 25-2 this season when entering a game favored by -259 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from High Point, based on the moneyline, is 72.1%.
• Winthrop has won in one of the six contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Eagles have won all of their five games in which they were named as at least a +209 moneyline underdog.
• Winthrop has an implied victory probability of 32.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.