Houston vs. Longwood Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament First Round Odds and Betting Lines - March 22

The No. 16 Longwood Lancers (21-13) will be trying to move on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they play the top-seeded Houston Cougars (30-4) on Friday. This 1-16 matchup in the South Region bracket tips off at 9:20 PM ET.

You can check out odds, spreads, over/unders and more across several sportsbooks for the Houston vs. Longwood contest in this article.

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Houston vs. Longwood Odds & Betting Lines

Favorite Total Houston Moneyline Longwood Moneyline
BetMGM Houston (-23.5) 128.5 -5000 +1600 Bet on this game at BetMGM
FanDuel Houston (-23.5) 127.5 -10000 +2400 Bet on this game at FanDuel

Houston vs. Longwood Betting Insights

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Spread

  • So far this season, the Cougars have put together a 17-16-0 record against the spread.
  • So far this season, the Lancers have put together a 15-15-0 record against the spread.
  • Houston has a 6-2 record against the spread this season when favored by 23.5 points or more.

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Total

  • Houston's games this season have gone over this contest's total of 128.5 points 16 times.
  • Longwood has combined with its opponent to score more than 128.5 points in 23 of 30 games this season.
  • The Cougars have an average point total of 130 in their games this year, 1.5 more points than this matchup's over/under.
  • The average over/under for Lancers matchups this season is 143.5, 15.0 more points than this game's total.

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Moneyline

  • Houston has won 24, or 85.7%, of the 28 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • Longwood has won in two of the nine contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
  • The Cougars have entered four games this season favored by -5000 or more, and won each of those games.
  • The Lancers have played as an underdog of +1600 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.

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Houston vs. Longwood Top Players

Houston Leaders GP PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM
LJ Cryer 34 15.3 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.1 3.1
Jamal Shead 34 13.1 3.8 6.2 2.3 0.5 1.2
Emanuel Sharp 34 12.2 3.7 0.9 1.5 0 2.1
J'wan Roberts 33 9.4 6.8 1.9 1.3 0.9 0
Damian Dunn 34 6.3 2.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.7
Longwood Leaders GP PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM
Walyn Napper 34 14.6 4 4.6 1.6 0.3 0.7
Michael Christmas 34 11.5 6.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 1.1
Johnathan Massie 33 11.4 5.3 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.1
Szymon Zapala 34 9.9 5.7 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.1
Elijah Tucker 33 8 4.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 0

How to Watch Houston vs. Longwood

  • Date: Friday, March 22, 2024
  • Time: 9:20 PM ET
  • TV: TNT
  • Where: Memphis, Tennessee
  • Venue: FedExForum
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Max
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