Longwood Lancers vs Radford Highlanders Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Longwood Lancers vs Radford Highlanders

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: The Dedmon Center in Radford, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Dedmon Center is the location where the Radford Highlanders (10-9) will play the Longwood Lancers (10-9) on Saturday.

The Longwood Lancers stepped onto the hardwood against Presbyterian and earned the victory with a final of 77-70 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Lancers walked away with 14 while Presbyterian recorded 13 fouls. They converted 8 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. Presbyterian finished the game at 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 16 tries. Additionally, Presbyterian collected 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Presbyterian distributed 11 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Longwood allowed the other team to shoot 52.0% from the floor on 26 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Lancers knocked down 12 of 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Longwood wrapped up the game with a 48.3% FG percentage (28 out of 58) and made 9 out of their 19 3-point shots.

Elijah Tucker is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He went 53.3% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He left the arena with 17 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Longwood will enter this game with a mark of 10-9 for the year. They average 76.4 pts per contest (197th in D-1) on 46.2% from the field. The Lancers are connecting on 29.6% on three-point shots (108 of 365) and 75.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Longwood is grabbing 36.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 252 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 171st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lancers have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.0% on 3-pointers and they are 171st in the country in points per game from their opponents (73.1). The Lancers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.5% (478 of 1,075) and they surrender 31.7 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 272nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 255 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Radford Highlanders walked away with a victory by a final of 89-80 when they faced Gardner-Webb. In relation to rebounding, Radford permitted Gardner-Webb to collect 28 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 20 and finished the contest at 21 out of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). The Highlanders permitted Gardner-Webb to knock down 27 out of 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 50.0% for this game. When the game finished, the Highlanders ended up going 29 for 67 from the field which had them sitting at 43.3%. Regarding three-point shots, Radford buried 9 out of their 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.9%. Gardner-Webb had 24 personal fouls for the contest which took the Highlanders to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Highlanders recorded 22 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game.

Dennis Parker Jr. pitched in for the Highlanders in this matchup. He converted 8 of 15 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 10 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Radford has a record of 10-9 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Highlanders are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 232nd in the nation. Radford has accounted for 1,554 points so far this year (81.8 per game) and they pull in 36.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (203rd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. The Highlanders have committed 18.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Radford defense concedes 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (151 of 427) and their opponents are making 72.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.6 dimes and 36.9 boards per contest, which ranks 207th and 294th in college hoops. The Highlanders on defense are ranked 297th in the country in points given up per game with 78.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (243rd in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Longwood

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