South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 23

The South Carolina Upstate Spartans (9-12, 1-5 Big South) are big favorites, by 9.5 points, over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (2-19, 0-6 Big South) on January 23, 2026 at Paul Porter Arena. The Runnin' Bulldogs are struggling right now, having lost seven in a row and going 0-10 in their past 10 games. The matchup's point total is set at 152.5.

South Carolina Upstate is coming off of an 83-69 loss to UNC Asheville in its most recent outing on Wednesday. In the loss, Mason Bendinger led South Carolina Upstate with 28 points. Gardner-Webb's most recent outing was a 91-56 loss to Longwood on Wednesday. Colin Hawkins scored a team-best 14 points for Gardner-Webb in the loss.

South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: South Carolina Upstate -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: South Carolina Upstate -552
• Moneyline underdog: Gardner-Webb +400
• Over/Under: 152.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb

• South Carolina Upstate and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (152.5 points) six times this season.
• This season, 10 of Gardner-Webb's games have ended with a combined score higher than 152.5 points.
• The point total for the game of 152.5 is 7.8 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Spartans (76.2 points per game) and the Runnin' Bulldogs (68.5 points per game).
• The 162.4 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 9.9 more than the 152.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for South Carolina Upstate's games is 149.7 points, 2.8 fewer than the over/under of 152.5 set for this contest.
• Gardner-Webb's games have an average over/under of 157.4 points this season, 4.9 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb

• Against the spread, South Carolina Upstate is 9-9-0 this year.
• The Spartans have been favored by 9.5 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
• Gardner-Webb has six wins against the spread in 18 games this year.
• This season, the Runnin' Bulldogs have an ATS record of 6-10 in their 16 games as an underdog of 9.5 points or more.
• Gardner-Webb is 3-2 against the spread, and 0-5 overall, at home this season.
• South Carolina Upstate is 3-8 overall, and 6-5 against the spread, on the road.
• South Carolina Upstate is winless ATS (0-1) as 9.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb

• This season, South Carolina Upstate has won four out of the seven games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Spartans have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -552.
• The implied probability of a win from South Carolina Upstate, based on the moneyline, is 84.7%.
• Gardner-Webb has been named as the moneyline underdog 18 times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• This season, the Runnin' Bulldogs have been a moneyline underdog of -552 or more 16 times, losing every contest.
• Gardner-Webb has an implied victory probability of 20% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.