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Radford Highlanders @ Presbyterian Blue Hose

Current Records: Radford 13-8, Presbyterian 9-12

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Presbyterian will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the Radford Highlanders will face off in a Big South battle at 4:30 p.m. ET at Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center. The Blue Hose are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 75.8 points per game this season.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Presbyterian finally turned things around against Charleston Southern on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Buccaneers by a score of 71-61.

Meanwhile, Radford entered their game against Longwood on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Radford fell just short of Longwood by a score of 77-74. The Highlanders didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

Presbyterian's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Radford, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.

While only Radford took care of their fans the last time they played, neither team managed to cover. Looking forward, Radford is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 2.5 points. Presbyterian might be worth a quick bet since they're sitting on a four game streak of covering the spread when playing as the underdog.

Presbyterian skirted past Radford 76-73 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Presbyterian repeat their success, or does Radford have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

Radford is a slight 2.5-point favorite against Presbyterian, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 2.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 135.5 points.

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Series History

Radford has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Presbyterian.

  • Feb 10, 2024 - Presbyterian 76 vs. Radford 73
  • Jan 27, 2024 - Radford 73 vs. Presbyterian 58
  • Feb 01, 2023 - Radford 67 vs. Presbyterian 59
  • Dec 31, 2022 - Radford 69 vs. Presbyterian 51
  • Feb 05, 2022 - Presbyterian 78 vs. Radford 70
  • Dec 31, 2020 - Presbyterian 65 vs. Radford 63
  • Dec 30, 2020 - Radford 71 vs. Presbyterian 65
  • Feb 13, 2020 - Radford 81 vs. Presbyterian 71
  • Jan 18, 2020 - Radford 75 vs. Presbyterian 64
  • Mar 07, 2019 - Radford 84 vs. Presbyterian 76