Sunday’s contest features the High Point Panthers (12-2) and the Norfolk State Spartans (8-6) clashing 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 projects to cover the 10.5-point spread in its matchup versus High Point. The over/under has been set at 145.5, and the two teams are projected to go under that total.

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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 has a 5-7-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Norfolk State, who is 8-4-0 ATS. A total of five out of the Panthers’ games this season have hit the over, and seven of the Spartans’ games have gone over. The two teams score an average of 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 in its last 10 games, while Norfolk State has gone 7-3 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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High Point Performance Insights

• The Panthers’ +195 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 14.0 points per game) is a result of scoring 77.9 points per game (128th in college basketball) while giving up 63.9 per outing (33rd in college basketball).
• High Point wins the rebound battle by an average of 5.4 boards. It is collecting 32 rebounds per game (242nd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 26.6 per contest.
• High Point hits 7.5 three-pointers per game (214th in college basketball) while shooting 35% from beyond the arc (132nd in college basketball). It is making 1.3 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 6.2 per game while shooting 33.3%.
• The Panthers rank 37th in college basketball with 105 points scored per 100 possessions, and 85th in college basketball defensively with 86.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• High Point has committed 1.3 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 10.6 (90th in college basketball action) while forcing 11.9 (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 allowing 68.8 per outing, 115th in college basketball) and have a +94 scoring differential.
• Norfolk State ranks 331st in the country at 29 rebounds per game. That’s 1.3 fewer than the 30.3 its opponents average.
• Norfolk State makes 6.1 three-pointers per game (330th in college basketball), 2.4 fewer than its opponents. It is shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc (84th in college basketball) and its opponents are shooting 31.2%.
• Norfolk State has committed 1.4 fewer turnovers than its opponents, averaging 11.2 (145th in college basketball) while forcing 12.6 (147th in college basketball).

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