Gardner-Webb vs Texas Prediction
In this Gardner-Webb vs Texas Prediction, Texas is coming as -38.5 home favorites. Both teams are coming off opposite outcomes in their opening games of the season, as Texas won by 50 points at home and Gardner-Webb got destroyed by 40 on the road. Texas is projected as #9 for the upcoming College Basketball Season, while Gardner-Webb is projected as #345, so a blowout win for the home team is on the horizon. Texas scored 109 points in its opener, while Gardner-Webb was held into just 46 points and Texas was 20-15 against the spread last season and will face a Gardner-Webb squad that has gone winless on the road last season. The quality difference is huge in this matchup, so take Texas and lay the big number at home.
Texas Longhorns Preview
The Texas Longhorns have a 1-0 overall record and a 1-0 home record. They are coming off a 109-59 home win against Chicago State and will face Grambling and Baylor next .
Offensively, they are averaging 109.0 points per game (ranking 24th in the nation), while allowing 59.0 points per game defensively (88th). They have a 155.6 offensive rating (ranking 6th) and a 84.2 defensive rating (109th). The Longhorns are shooting 62.5% from the field (ranking 6th in the nation) and 50.0% from beyond the arc (14th), while grabbing 44.0 rebounds per game (83rd in the nation) and averaging 22.0 assists per game (47th). They have 6.0 blocks per game (57th in the nation) and 8.0 steals per game (154th).
Matas Vokietaitis led Texas in scoring, averaging 22.0 ppg on 100.0% shooting from the field, adding 6.0 rebounds. Isaiah Johnson followed with 18.0 ppg on 62.5% shooting from the field and 3.0 rebounds per game, while Joe Sterling added 14.0 ppg on 71.4% shooting from the field and 3.0 rebounds per game.
Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs Preview
The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs have a 0-1 overall record and a 0-1 away record. They are coming off an 86-46 loss at UConn and will face Erskine and South Carolina next .
Offensively, they are averaging 46.0 points per game (ranking 344th in the nation), while allowing 86.0 points per game defensively (280th). They have a 63.6 offensive rating (ranking 347th) and a 118.8 defensive rating (280th). The Runnin’ Bulldogs are shooting 25.5% from the field (ranking 347th in the nation) and 31.6% from beyond the arc (194th), while grabbing 28.0 rebounds per game (303rd in the nation) and averaging 5.0 assists per game (343rd). They have 3.0 blocks per game (179th in the nation) and 5.0 steals per game (264th).
Jacob Hudson led Gardner-Webb in scoring, averaging 9.0 ppg on 28.6% shooting from the field, adding one rebound. Jackson Skipper and Seth Brown each added 8.0 ppg, with Skipper adding 5 rebounds.
Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs @ Texas Longhorns Betting Trends: November 5, 2026
Why the Texas Longhorns will win
- Gardner-Webb has lost 21 of its last 22 road night games against non-Conference opponents.
- Texas has won 20 of its last 21 November games as an AP-ranked team against a non-AP-ranked team.
- Texas has won the first half in each of its last 10 November games as a top-10 AP-ranked team against a non-AP-ranked team.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Gardner-Webb’s last seven games have produced a total of 152 or fewer points.
- Each of Texas’ last five night games at Moody Center have produced a total of 155+ points.
Matchup/League Facts
- Texas ranks 4th among Division 1 teams for effective field goal percentage this season (72.7%).
- Texas ranks 6th among Division 1 teams for field goal percentage this season (62.5%).
- Gardner-Webb ranks 357th among Division 1 teams for points per possession this season (0.65).
- Gardner-Webb ranks 356th among Division 1 teams for field goal percentage this season (25.5%).