High Point vs Gardner-Webb Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big South Tournament

The No. 1 seed High Point Panthers (26-5, 14-2 Big South) and the No. 8 seed Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (11-19, 5-11 Big South) will try to move on in the Big South tournament on Friday as they square off at 12 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

High Point vs. Gardner-Webb Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 7, 2025
• Game time: 12 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
• Arena: Freedom Hall Civic Center

High Point vs. Gardner-Webb Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: High Point win (88.1%)

Before you wager on Friday's High Point-Gardner-Webb spread (High Point -15.5) or total (155.5 points), check out the betting insights and trends below.

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High Point vs. Gardner-Webb: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• High Point is 15-14-0 ATS this season.
• Gardner-Webb has won 13 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 17 times.
• High Point (3-2) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 15.5 points or more this season (60%) than Gardner-Webb (1-1) does as a 15.5+-point underdog (50%).
• The Panthers have covered the spread in a higher percentage of their home games than road games. They have covered nine times in 15 opportunities at home, and they've covered five times in 10 opportunities in road games.
• Against the spread, the Runnin' Bulldogs have had better results on the road (7-9-0) than at home (3-8-0).
• High Point's record against the spread in conference games is 10-6-0.
• Gardner-Webb is 7-10-0 against the spread in Big South action this season.

High Point vs. Gardner-Webb: Moneyline Betting Stats

• High Point has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 28 games this year and has walked away with the win 23 times (82.1%) in those games.
• The Panthers have yet to lose in seven games when named as moneyline favorite of -1695 or better.
• Gardner-Webb has gone 4-14 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 22.2% of those games).
• The Runnin' Bulldogs have played as a moneyline underdog of +920 or longer in just two games this season, which they lost both.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies High Point has a 94.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

High Point vs. Gardner-Webb Head-to-Head Comparison

• High Point is outscoring opponents by 13.6 points per game with a +421 scoring differential overall. It puts up 82.4 points per game (19th in college basketball) and allows 68.8 per outing (83rd in college basketball).
• Kezza Giffa's team-leading 14.7 points per game ranks 292nd in the nation.
• Gardner-Webb puts up 74.1 points per game (174th in college basketball) while allowing 77.9 per contest (324th in college basketball). It has a -114 scoring differential and has been outscored by 3.8 points per game.
• Darryl Simmons II paces Gardner-Webb, putting up 17.4 points per game (87th in college basketball).
• The Panthers average 33.5 rebounds per game (90th in college basketball) while conceding 27.7 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 5.8 boards per game.
• Juslin Bodo Bodo averages 8.6 rebounds per game (ranking 42nd in college basketball) to lead the Panthers.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs win the rebound battle by three boards on average. They record 32.9 rebounds per game, 125th in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 29.9.
• Isaiah Richards leads the Runnin' Bulldogs with 7.3 rebounds per game (128th in college basketball).
• High Point ranks sixth in college basketball with 108 points scored per 100 possessions, and 100th in college basketball defensively with 90.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs rank 243rd in college basketball with 93.7 points scored per 100 possessions, and 314th defensively with 98.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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