The ninth-seeded Radford Highlanders will look to post their second consecutive upset victory when they meet the top-seeded High Point Panthers in a Big South Conference quarterfinal matchup on Friday afternoon. The Highlanders (16-16, 5-11 Big South), who defeated eighth-seeded South Carolina Upstate 67-60 on Wednesday, have won three of their last five games. The Panthers (24-7, 13-3 Big South), who swept the regular-season series with Radford, have won three of their past four games.

Tip-off is set for noon ET at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Center in High Point, N.C. The Panthers are 12-point favorites in the latest Radford vs. High Point odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 149.5. (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows High Point junior guard Duke Miles has been red hot of late. He is coming off an 18-point, four-rebound and three-assist performance in Saturday's loss at Longwood. He scored 17 points and added five assists, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a 100-96 overtime win over Winthrop on Feb. 28.

The model also is aware that the Highlanders have been led by senior guard DaQuan Smith, who is coming off a 13-point and five-rebound effort in Wednesday's win over South Carolina Upstate. In 31 games, including 30 starts, Smith is averaging 15 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 32 minutes.

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