High Point vs. Gardner-Webb Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big South Tournament

The top-seeded High Point Panthers (27-4, 15-1 Big South) are 26.5-point favorites in the Big South Tournament against the No. 9 seed Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (4-28, 1-15 Big South) on Friday at Freedom Hall Civic Center. The contest starts at 12 p.m. ET and airs on ESPN+, with the winner moving one step closer to securing a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The point total is 158.5 in the matchup.

High Point won its last game 79-73 against Presbyterian on Thursday. Rob Martin's team-leading 14 points paced High Point in the win. In its last outing on Wednesday, Gardner-Webb claimed a 65-64 victory over South Carolina Upstate. In Gardner-Webb's win, Jamias Ferere led the team with 21 points (adding 12 rebounds and three assists).

High Point vs. Gardner-Webb Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: High Point -26.5
• Moneyline favorite: High Point -20000
• Moneyline underdog: Gardner-Webb +3500
• Over/Under: 158.5 points

How to watch High Point vs. Gardner-Webb

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: High Point vs. Gardner-Webb

• High Point and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's total of 158.5 points 16 times this season.
• In Gardner-Webb's 29 games this season, nine finished with more combined points than Friday's total of 158.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 159.1 points per game, 0.6 points more than the total of 158.5 for this game.
• These two teams surrender a combined 156 points per game, 2.5 points less than this contest's over/under.
• High Point has a 161.1 average over/under in its games this season, 2.6 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Gardner-Webb's games have an average over/under of 154 points this season, 4.5 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: High Point vs. Gardner-Webb

• High Point has played 28 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
• The Panthers have been favored by 26.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Against the spread, Gardner-Webb is 15-14-0 this season.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 26.5 points or more (in three chances).
• At home this season, High Point is 8-7 against the spread and 14-1 overall.
• High Point has one win ATS (1-1) as a 26.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, Gardner-Webb is 0-16 overall and 7-9 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: High Point vs. Gardner-Webb

• This season, High Point has been moneyline favorites 28 times and won 24, or 85.7%, of those games.
• The Panthers have played as a favorite of -20000 or more once this season and won that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 99.5% chance of a victory for High Point.
• Gardner-Webb has won in two, or 6.9%, of the 29 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• Oddsmakers have given the Runnin' Bulldogs the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +3500 moneyline listed for this contest.
• Gardner-Webb has an implied victory probability of 2.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.