By james art 
South Carolina Upstate Spartans (5-16, 1-5 Big South) at Longwood Lancers (15-6, 4-2 Big South)
Farmville, Virginia; Saturday 3pm EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lancers -12.5; over/under is 157
OUT: Longwood faces South Carolina Upstate in a matchup of Big South teams.
The Lancers are 10-1 in home games. Longwood is fourth in the Big South in scoring at 78.6 points while shooting 45.5 percent from the field.
The Spartans are 1-5 against Big South opponents. South Carolina Upstate is allowing 82.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 7.2 points per game.
Longwood is averaging 78.6 points per game, 4.3 fewer than North Carolina’s 82.9 points allowed. South Carolina Upstate is averaging 75.7 points per game, 4.2 more than the 71.5 points Longwood is allowing.
The Lancers and Spartans face off Saturday for the first time in the Big South this season.
HIGHS: Colby Garland averaged 11.7 points and 4.6 assists for the Lancers. Elijah Tucker is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.
Carmelo Adkins is shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc with 1.3 three-pointers per game for the Spartans while averaging 10.1 points. Mr. Dean is averaging 15.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 6-4, averaging 77.4 points, 29.9 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.2 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 76.8 points per game.
Spartans: 2-8, averaging 71.8 points, 29.6 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the field. Their opponents are averaging 81.6 points.
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