UNC Asheville vs. Gardner-Webb Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 26
26 February 2026

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (13-15, 7-7 Big South) are big favorites, by 13.5 points, over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3-26, 1-13 Big South) on February 26, 2026 at Paul Porter Arena. The Runnin' Bulldogs are sputtering right now, having lost seven in a row and going 1-9 in their past 10 games. The matchup's over/under is set at 145.5.
UNC Asheville came out on top in its last matchup 74-73 in OT against Radford on Saturday. Toyaz Solomon scored a team-best 23 points for UNC Asheville in the victory. Gardner-Webb is coming off of an 82-70 loss to Radford in its last game on Thursday. Gardner-Webb got a team-high 16 points from Jacob Hudson in the loss.
UNC Asheville vs. Gardner-Webb Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina
- Spread favorite: UNC Asheville -13.5
- Moneyline favorite: UNC Asheville -1075
- Moneyline underdog: Gardner-Webb +683
- Over/Under: 145.5 points
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Betting the Over/Under: UNC Asheville vs. Gardner-Webb
- UNC Asheville and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under (145.5 points) 12 times this season.
- This season, 19 games Gardner-Webb has played finished with a combined score higher than 145.5 points.
- The over/under for the matchup of 145.5 is 3.9 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Bulldogs (72.9 points per game) and the Runnin' Bulldogs (68.7 points per game).
- These two teams surrender a combined 159 points per game, 13.5 more than this contest's over/under.
- This season the average over/under for UNC Asheville's games is 144.8 points, 0.7 lower than the over/under of 145.5 points set for this contest.
- A difference of 10.3 points separates the average over/under in Gardner-Webb's games (155.8 points) and this matchup's over/under (145.5).
Betting the Spread: UNC Asheville vs. Gardner-Webb
- Against the spread, UNC Asheville is 12-13-0 this season.
- This season, the Bulldogs won ATS in their only game as a favorite of 13.5 points or more.
- Gardner-Webb has 12 wins against the spread in 26 games this year.
- The Runnin' Bulldogs have an ATS record of 8-9 in their 17 games as an underdog of 13.5 points or more this year.
- Gardner-Webb is 6-3 against the spread, and 1-8 overall, at home.
- UNC Asheville is 6-6 against the spread, and 3-9 overall, in away games.
Betting the Moneyline: UNC Asheville vs. Gardner-Webb
- UNC Asheville has entered the game as moneyline favorites 11 times this season and won seven, or 63.6%, of those games.
- The Bulldogs have played as a favorite of -1075 or more once this season and won that game.
- UNC Asheville has a 91.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Gardner-Webb has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 26 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (3.8%) in those games.
- The Runnin' Bulldogs have won all of their 17 games in which they were named as at least a +683 moneyline underdog.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Gardner-Webb has a 12.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
