Winthrop Eagles vs High Point Panthers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/08/26

The High Point Panthers face the Winthrop Eagles for the Big South Championship on Sunday afternoon. These two teams have been the clear top teams in the conference all season, and they have split their regular season meetings. Winthrop has had to grind out a couple of tough wins, first against Charleston Southern, and then today against a pesky Presbyterian squad. High Point has had a less stressful quest, and they have now won 13 games in a row. The Panthers should be the better team, and although this number seems surprisingly high, this is the right play. Give me High Point -6.5.

The issue for Winthrop is that their best player, Logan Duncomb, is playing through a tough foot injury. He has gutted out a couple of games, limiting minutes where he can, but without their key big man fully healthy, the Eagles are in a tight spot in the title game (Duncomb had 28 and 23 in the two meetings with High Point this season). Both teams play fast, but High Point is a far better offense. They get out in transition a lot, and they force their way to the line often. The Eagles will have a tough time keeping the Panthers away from the rim without Duncomb, and I think the grind of the tournament week finally catches up with Winthrop and is too much. So with a tip of the cap to the High Point students I saw in the Johnson City Cheddar’s on Saturday night, I’m taking the Panthers to cover and punch their ticket to the Big Dance.

Winthrop vs High Point Prediction: High Point -6.5 (-110) available at the time of publishing. Playable to -8.5.