Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 3

The Winthrop Eagles (8-8, 0-1 Big South) play the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (2-14, 0-1 Big South) as 21.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup's point total is 165.5.

Winthrop lost its most recent matchup 82-70 against Longwood on Wednesday. In Winthrop's loss, Logan Duncomb led the way with a team-high 31 points (adding 13 rebounds and one assist). Gardner-Webb enters this contest on the heels of an 89-79 loss to Charleston Southern on Wednesday. Gardner-Webb got a team-best 17 points from NaVuan Peterson in the loss.

Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina
• Spread favorite: Winthrop -21.5
• Moneyline favorite: Winthrop -5000
• Moneyline underdog: Gardner-Webb +1600
• Over/Under: 165.5 points

How to watch Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb

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

• This season, Winthrop's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 165.5-point total seven times.
• In Gardner-Webb's 13 games this season, five finished with more combined points than Saturday's total of 165.5.
• The total for the contest of 165.5 is 8.5 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Eagles (86.9 points per game) and the Runnin' Bulldogs (70.1 points per game).
• These two teams give up a combined 163.5 points per game, 2.0 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Winthrop's games is 2.7 fewer points than the over/under of 165.5 in this contest.
• Gardner-Webb's games have an average over/under of 157.8 points this season, 7.7 points lower than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb

• Winthrop has seven wins against the spread in 13 games this season.
• Gardner-Webb has played 13 games, with four wins against the spread.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs have been underdogs by 21.5 points or more four times this year and covered the spread once.
• Winthrop has two wins against the spread, and is 2-1 overall, at home this year.
• On the road, Gardner-Webb has two wins against the spread and are 0-8 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb

• This season, Winthrop has been moneyline favorites nine times and won five of those games.
• The Eagles have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -5000.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 98% chance of a victory for Winthrop.
• Gardner-Webb has been moneyline underdogs in 13 games this season, however, it has failed to come away with a win in any of those games.
• The Runnin' Bulldogs have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +1600 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Gardner-Webb has a 5.9% chance of walking away with the win.