Charleston Southern vs Gardner-Webb 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs and Charleston Southern Buccaneers meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Buccaneer Fieldhouse. The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs look to get back to a .500 record. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers look to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs are averaging 73 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 65.9 points on 39.3 percent shooting. D’Maurian Williams is averaging 14.2 points and 2 assists, while Lance Terry is averaging 13.5 points and 2.4 rebounds. Kareem Reid is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Sears is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs are shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and 69.5 percent from the free throw line. The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs are allowing 27.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are averaging 72.9 points on 40.8 percent shooting and allowing 80.3 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Tahlik Chavez is averaging 10.2 points and 2 assists, while Kalib Clinton is averaging 9.8 points and 4.9 rebounds. Claudell Harris Jr. is dishing 1.9 assists and Taje’ Kelly is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are shooting 28.3 percent from beyond the arc and 65.8 percent from the free throw line. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Buccaneers are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 3-0-1 in Runnin’ Bulldogs last 4 road games. The over is 11-5 in Buccaneers last 16 overall. The road team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs are the clear better team here, and their defense should make the difference. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers haven’t been able to get stops at any point this season, and the defensive struggles even take place against below average teams. Charleston Southern is as bad as its record indicates. Even on the road, I have to side with the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs and the reasonable chalk.