The Winthrop Eagles (14-9, 4-4 Big South) hope to extend a 10-game home winning streak when they host the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (9-12, 4-4 Big South) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. In this preview, we investigate the Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb odds and lines for this matchup.

The Eagles and the Runnin’ Bulldogs meet with no line currently set for the matchup.

Winthrop is 9-11-0 against the spread this season compared to Gardner-Webb’s 11-10-0 ATS record. A total of 12 out of the Eagles’ games this season have hit the over, and 15 of the Runnin’ Bulldogs’ games have gone over. In the last 10 contests, Winthrop is 4-6 against the spread and 5-5 overall while Gardner-Webb has gone 5-5 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb prediction

Winthrop 80, Gardner-Webb 76

Against the spread

  • Winthrop has won nine games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 11 times.
  • Gardner-Webb has covered 11 times in 21 chances against the spread this season.
  • The Eagles put up 7.0 more points per game (84.3) than the Runnin’ Bulldogs give up (77.3).
  • When Winthrop scores more than 77.3 points, it is 5-7 against the spread and 12-3 overall.
  • Gardner-Webb has a 10-6 record against the spread and an 8-8 record overall when giving up fewer than 84.3 points.
  • The Runnin’ Bulldogs put up just 3.6 fewer points per game (73.9) than the Eagles allow (77.5).
  • Gardner-Webb is 6-3 against the spread and 7-2 overall when it scores more than 77.5 points.
  • Winthrop has an ATS record of 4-0 and a 6-1 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 73.9 points.

Players to watch

Winthrop

  • Kelton Talford paces his squad in both points (15.8) and rebounds (7.8) per contest, and also averages 0.8 assists. At the other end, he posts 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Kasen Harrison leads the Eagles at 3.7 assists per contest, while also averaging 2.3 rebounds and 13.0 points.
  • KJ Doucet posts 13.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Gardner-Webb

  • Darryl Simmons II leads the Runnin’ Bulldogs in scoring (16.2 points per game), and produces 3.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists. He also puts up 1.0 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Isaiah Richards paces the Runnin’ Bulldogs in rebounding (7.3 per game), and posts 5.9 points and 1.2 assists. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 1.2 blocked shots.
  • Jamaine Mann gives the Runnin’ Bulldogs 11.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He also delivers 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.