High Point has a top 25 offense in the country in terms of offensive efficiency. The Spartans offense is not nearly has good has their opponent’s offense, but they’re 2-0 SU at home and have the much better defense. UNC Greensboro’s defense is holding their opponents to 45% from the floor, despite their 3-4 record. This is also the first true road game for the Panthers and by far the better team, and the game is basically a PK. We’ll take the contrarian route here.

High Point has "high" hopes after a 27-9 mark last term, but this will be the first true visitor test for the Panthers, who went 2-1 in the neutral Cayman Islands last week. Yet the loss is noteworthy as it vs. the most-capable foe (Missouri State) that HPU has faced. The Panthers were battered off the glass by a 40-26 count and were harassed from the perimeter, hitting only 3 of 17 triples en route to the 71-61 loss. Meanwhile, UNCG has played a tougher schedule, and was in the hunt vs. foes like Indiana and SMU. Portal-add Gs Kenyon Giles (via Radford; 14.7 ppg) and Ronald Polite III (via George Mason; 12 ppg) are making positive contributions early. Play UNC Greensboro