Longwood vs. Gardner-Webb Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 21

The Longwood Lancers (10-10, 2-3 Big South) host the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (2-18, 0-5 Big South) at Joan Perry Brock Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The Lancers are 14.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 155.5.

Last time out, Longwood lost 85-83 to Radford on Saturday. In Longwood's loss, Redd Thompson led the way with a team-high 21 points (adding zero rebounds and two assists). Gardner-Webb dropped its last outing 92-55 against Presbyterian on Saturday. Gardner-Webb got a team-leading 10 points from Spence Sims in the loss.

Longwood vs. Gardner-Webb Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia
• Spread favorite: Longwood -14.5
• Moneyline favorite: Longwood -1852
• Moneyline underdog: Gardner-Webb +968
• Over/Under: 155.5 points

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

• This season, seven of Longwood's 17 games have gone over Wednesday's total of 155.5 points.
• There have been eight Gardner-Webb games that finished with a combined score over 155.5 points this season.
• The Lancers average 76.8 points per game and the Runnin' Bulldogs score 69.2, amounting to 9.5 points under the matchup's point total of 155.5.
• The 162.5 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 7.0 more than the 155.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Longwood's games is 5.1 fewer points than the over/under of 155.5 in this contest.
• A difference of 2.5 points separates the average over/under in Gardner-Webb's games (158.0 points) and this contest's over/under (155.5).

Betting the Spread: Longwood vs. Gardner-Webb

• In Longwood's 17 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Lancers have been favored by 14.5 points or more two times this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
• Gardner-Webb has played 17 games, with six wins against the spread.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs have covered the spread twice this year when underdogs by 14.5 points or more (in nine chances).
• At home this season, Longwood is 3-3 against the spread and 4-2 overall.
• Longwood is winless ATS (0-2) as a 14.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, Gardner-Webb is 3-7 against the spread, and 0-10 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Longwood vs. Gardner-Webb

• Longwood has been the moneyline favorite in seven games this season and won five (71.4%) of those contests.
• The Lancers have played as a favorite of -1852 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 94.9% chance of a victory for Longwood.
• Gardner-Webb has been named as the moneyline underdog 17 times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs have won all of their eight games in which they were named as at least a +968 moneyline underdog.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Gardner-Webb has a 9.4% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Longwood vs. Gardner-Webb

• Pick ATS: Gardner-Webb (+ 14.5)
• Pick OU: Over (155.5)
  
• Prediction: Longwood 83 - Gardner-Webb 74