South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big South Tournament
04 March 2026

The No. 8 seed South Carolina Upstate Spartans (13-18, 5-11 Big South) are favored by 11.5 points when they face off the No. 9 seed Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3-28, 1-15 Big South) in the Big South Tournament Wednesday at Freedom Hall Civic Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. A guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket is on the line as these teams look to claim the Big South championship. The matchup has an over/under set at 144.5 points.
Last time out, South Carolina Upstate bested Gardner-Webb 71-61 on Saturday. Karmani Gregory led the way with a team-leading 22 points in the victory for South Carolina Upstate, while Jacob Hudson notched 16 points in the loss for Gardner-Webb.
South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb Odds and Game Time
- When: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee
- Spread favorite: South Carolina Upstate -11.5
- Moneyline favorite: South Carolina Upstate -763
- Moneyline underdog: Gardner-Webb +509
- Over/Under: 144.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb
- This season, South Carolina Upstate and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 144.5 points 15 times.
- This season, 20 games Gardner-Webb has played finished with a combined score over 144.5 points.
- The Spartans average 74.6 points per game and the Runnin' Bulldogs score 68.5, which is 1.4 points under the game's point total of 144.5.
- These two teams give up a combined 160.2 points per game, 15.7 more than this contest's over/under.
- On average, South Carolina Upstate has seen a 148.5-point over/under in its games this season, 4.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of 10.3 points separates the average over/under in Gardner-Webb's games (154.8 points) and this game's over/under (144.5).
Betting the Spread: South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb
- Against the spread, South Carolina Upstate is 13-15-0 this year.
- This season, the Spartans are winless against the spread when entering a game as a favorite of 11.5 points or more.
- Gardner-Webb has played 28 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
- The Runnin' Bulldogs are 13-10 ATS when underdogs by 11.5 points or more this season.
- South Carolina Upstate is 6-6 against the spread, and 7-5 overall, at home this season.
- At home, as a 11.5-point favorite or more, South Carolina Upstate is winless ATS (0-1).
- On the road, Gardner-Webb is 0-16 overall and 7-9 against the spread.
Betting the Moneyline: South Carolina Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb
- South Carolina Upstate has entered the game as moneyline favorites nine times this season and won five of those games.
- The Spartans have played as a favorite of -763 or more once this season and won that game.
- South Carolina Upstate has a 88.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Gardner-Webb has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 28 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (3.6%) in those games.
- The Runnin' Bulldogs have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +509 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Gardner-Webb has a 16.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
