Sunday’s contest features the High Point Panthers (12-2) and the Norfolk State Spartans (8-6) matching up at Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena (on December 29) at 2:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 75-68 win for High Point.

Based on our computer prediction, Norfolk State is projected to cover the spread (10.5) versus High Point. The two teams are expected to fall short of the 145.5 over/under.

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High Point vs. Norfolk State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: High Point, North Carolina
• Venue: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena
• Line: High Point -10.5
• Point total: 145.5
• Moneyline (to win): High Point -549, Norfolk State +390

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High Point vs. Norfolk State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  High Point 75, Norfolk State 68

Spread & Total Prediction for High Point vs. Norfolk State

• Pick ATS: Norfolk State (+10.5)
• Pick OU: Under (145.5)

High Point’s record against the spread this season is 5-7-0, and Norfolk State’s is 8-4-0. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Panthers are 5-7-0 and the Spartans are 7-5-0. The teams combine to score 153.4 points per game, 7.9 more points than this matchup’s total. High Point is 4-6 against the spread and 8-2 overall over its past 10 contests, while Norfolk State has gone 7-3 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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High Point Performance Insights

• The Panthers average 77.9 points per game (128th in college basketball) while allowing 63.9 per outing (33rd in college basketball). They have a +195 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 14.0 points per game.
• High Point wins the rebound battle by 5.4 boards on average. It records 32 rebounds per game, which ranks 243rd in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 26.6 per outing.
• High Point connects on 7.5 three-pointers per game (214th in college basketball), 1.3 more than its opponents (6.2). It is shooting 35% from beyond the arc (133rd in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 33.3%.
• The Panthers’ 105 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 37th in college basketball, and the 86.2 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 85th in college basketball.
• High Point has committed 10.6 turnovers per game (90th in college basketball action), 1.3 fewer than the 11.9 it forces on average (193rd in college basketball).

Norfolk State Performance Insights

• The Spartans outscore opponents by 6.7 points per game (posting 75.5 points per game, 189th in college basketball, and giving up 68.8 per outing, 115th in college basketball) and have a +94 scoring differential.
• Norfolk State grabs 29 rebounds per game (331st in college basketball) while allowing 30.3 per contest to opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.3 boards per game.
• Norfolk State makes 6.1 three-pointers per game (330th in college basketball), 2.4 fewer than its opponents.
• Norfolk State has committed 1.4 fewer turnovers than its opponents, averaging 11.2 (145th in college basketball) while forcing 12.6 (148th in college basketball).

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