Radford Highlanders vs Longwood Lancers Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs Longwood Lancers

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, VA

TV: ESPN+

Joan Perry Brock Center is the site where the Longwood Lancers (15-15) will try to defeat the Radford Highlanders (16-14) on Saturday.

The Radford Highlanders played USC Upstate and went home with a win by a final score of 71-59 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Highlanders ended up with 12 while USC Upstate finished the game with 19 fouls. They converted 4 of 22 tries from long range. USC Upstate finished the game at 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 5 of 7 attempts. In addition, USC Upstate snagged 39 boards (15 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. USC Upstate earned 11 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. When discussing defending, Radford let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the field on 25 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Highlanders buried 17 of 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. Radford ended the game with a 43.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 51) and made 10 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Lukas Walls is one player who played a role for the contest. He walked away with 16 points on 5 of 6 shooting. He played 29 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 83.3% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Radford will take the court with a mark of 16-14 this season. They are averaging 81.5 points per outing (64th in the country) while shooting 45.0% from the field. The Highlanders are shooting 34.7% on shots from downtown (288 of 830) and 71.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Radford is pulling in 35.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 398 dimes on the year, which is 193rd in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Highlanders are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 fouls. They currently rank 299th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 430 surrendered so far this season. The Highlanders defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (811 of 1,791) and they relinquish 36.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 296th in college in opponents PPG (78.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Longwood Lancers took home the win by a final score of 107-96 against Charleston Southern. The Lancers corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. Charleston Southern committed 25 fouls for the contest which took the Lancers to the charity stripe for 35 shots. They were able to make 32 of them for a rate of 91.4%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Longwood made 9 out of 27 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lancers shot 33 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.8%. The Lancers permitted Charleston Southern to make 34 of 62 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.8% for the game. They finished the game shooting 43.3% from three-point range by going 13 of 30 and ended up shooting 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). In regard to rebounding, Longwood allowed Charleston Southern to snag 37 in all (8 offensive).

Jacoi Hutchinson was important for the Lancers for this game. He recorded 36 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in the game. He knocked down 12 of 22 in this game for a rate of 54.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Longwood has a record of 15-15 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Lancers are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is 128th in the country. Longwood has earned 2,314 points for the season (77.1 per contest) and they snag 36.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per contest (272nd in college) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. The Lancers commit 19.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Lancers on the defensive side of the court are 181st in college in PPG given up with 73.7. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (243rd in Division 1). The Longwood defense allows 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (234 of 721) and their opposition knocks down 69.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.8 assists and 32.0 rebounds per game, ranking them 133rd and 51st in those categories.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Radford

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