Charleston Southern vs. Gardner-Webb Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 17

In a contest between two of the coldest squads in college basketball, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (12-15, 3-9 Big South) are favored by 16.5 points over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3-24, 1-11 Big South) at The Buc Dome on February 17, 2026. The Buccaneers are 1-9 in their past 10 games. The Runnin' Bulldogs have lost five straight, and are 1-9 in their past 10. The matchup's point total is set at 159.5.

In its last time out, Charleston Southern lost 90-80 to Radford on Saturday. In Charleston Southern's loss, A'lahn Sumler led the way with a team-high 16 points (adding five rebounds and five assists). Gardner-Webb enters this game on the heels of a 112-87 loss to High Point on Saturday. Jacob Hudson scored a team-high 20 points for Gardner-Webb in the loss.

Charleston Southern vs. Gardner-Webb Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: The Buc Dome in North Charleston, South Carolina
• Spread favorite: Charleston Southern -16.5
• Moneyline favorite: Charleston Southern -2326
• Moneyline underdog: Gardner-Webb +1080
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Charleston Southern vs. Gardner-Webb

• This season, Charleston Southern and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's over/under of 159.5 points 14 times.
• Nine of Gardner-Webb's games have finished with a combined score over 159.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 151.7 points per game, 7.8 points fewer than the over/under of 159.5 for this contest.
• The 167.2 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 7.7 more than the 159.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, Charleston Southern has had a 162.4-point over/under in its games this season, 2.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Gardner-Webb's games have an average over/under of 156.5 points this season, 3.0 fewer points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Charleston Southern vs. Gardner-Webb

• In Charleston Southern's 24 games this year, it has 11 wins against the spread.
• Gardner-Webb is 10-14-0 against the spread this season.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs are 5-7 ATS when underdogs by 16.5 points or more this season.
• Charleston Southern is 5-3 against the spread, and 5-3 overall, at home this season.
• On the road, Gardner-Webb is 0-13 overall and 4-9 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: Charleston Southern vs. Gardner-Webb

• This season, Charleston Southern has won six out of the nine games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Buccaneers have not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -2326 odds on them winning this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Charleston Southern has a 95.9% chance to win.
• Gardner-Webb has been a moneyline underdog in 24 games this season and has come away with the win one time (4.2%) in those contests.
• This season, the Runnin' Bulldogs have been a moneyline underdog of -2326 or more 11 times, losing every contest.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Gardner-Webb has an 8.5% chance of pulling out a win.