The visiting Highlanders hope to send their backers to the pay window on Thursday as they look to cover the spread at Winthrop Coliseum against the Winthrop Eagles.

This season, the Eagles are 4-10 overall and 1-2 ATS ATS, while the Highlanders are 3-13 and 0-0 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Winthrop boasts a 1-2 on the OU, and Radford is 0-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 212 (Eagles) and the No. 234 (Highlanders) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 61-56 result in favor of the Eagles has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Winthrop's No. 247 nationally ranked offense (64.3 points per game) against a Highlanders defense that sits as the No. 186 at 67.3 PPG. The Eagles have been averaging 43% from the field, more than the Highlanders have managed so far this season (35.7% on average).

Defensively, Radford features the nation's No. 301-rated defense on the road, allowing 78.5 points per game. Winthrop, meanwhile, comes in at No. 79 nationally in scoring at home.

Radford was a 66-56 loser in its last match at home against UNC Asheville. Radford suffered a 66-56 loss against UNC Asheville on Monday, getting 13 points from R.J. Price in a losing effort at Dedmon Center.

In their last action, Winthrop was a 73-68 loser at home against UNC Asheville. The Eagles endured a 73-68 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs on Saturday, despite a 15-point effort from Andre Jones at Winthrop Coliseum.

Next up:
Radford at Liberty, Thursday, January 12
Winthrop home to VMI, Saturday, January 7