Radford Highlanders vs Winthrop Eagles Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs Winthrop Eagles

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Radford Highlanders (11-9) are on their way to Winthrop Coliseum on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Winthrop Eagles (13-8).

The Radford Highlanders took the court against Longwood and earned the victory with a final of 85-83 in their last game. Radford walked away from the game with a 52.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 53) and buried 9 of 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Highlanders converted 20 of their 31 tries for a percentage of 64.5%. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled 22 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning the defense, Radford let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 of 58 shooting. Longwood recorded 19 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. Moreover, Longwood snagged 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Longwood finished the game shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 18 attempts. They also buried 11 out of their 23 tries from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Highlanders ended up with 12 while Longwood recorded 22 fouls.

Del Jones is one player who played a role in the game. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played 34 mins played and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 53.3% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Radford steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 11-9 so far this year. They are averaging 82.0 pts per contest (85th in D-1) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Highlanders are shooting 33.7% on 3-pointers (196 of 582) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Radford is pulling in 35.7 boards per game and has earned 279 dimes this season, which is 126th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.6 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Highlanders are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They rank 291st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 278 conceded for the season. The Highlanders defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (532 of 1,181) and they relinquish 36.9 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 301st in the nation in points per game allowed (78.3).

The last time they took the court, the Winthrop Eagles got the victory with a final of 69-67 against UNC Asheville. The Eagles collected 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. UNC Asheville committed 26 personal fouls for the contest which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They were able to bury 24 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Winthrop buried 9 out of their 26 tries (34.6%). When the game finished, the Eagles shot 18 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.6%. The Eagles permitted UNC Asheville to bury 22 of 62 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 35.5% in this matchup. They finished 20.0% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 25 and ended up shooting 18 out of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Winthrop allowed UNC Asheville to grab 30 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Kody Clouet was important for the Eagles in this game. He earned 21 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for this contest for a rate of 63.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

Winthrop has a win-loss record of 13-8 this season. The Eagles are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (142nd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest. Winthrop has tallied 1,792 points this year (85.3 per contest) and they average 42.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 229th in the nation.

The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 203rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (113th in college). The Winthrop defense allows 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (177 of 546) and opponents are converting on 72.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.9 assists and 34.8 rebounds per contest, which is 67th and 197th in Division 1.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Radford

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