Gardner-Webb vs UNC Asheville 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (15-12) vs. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (16-11)
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs -6 / UNC Asheville Bulldogs +6; Over/Under: -131.5
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The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs and the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the Paul Porter Arena on Wednesday night.
The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs will look to rebound from an 84-79 loss to Winthrop last time out. Drew Pember leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 15.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG while Taijon Jones has 12.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG. LJ Thorpe has 13.1 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3.7 APG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for UNC-Asheville this season. As a team, UNC-Asheville is averaging 74.5 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field , 35.7% from three and 73.1% from the foul line while allowing 67.1 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field and 28% from three this season.
The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs will try to build on their 76-68 triumph over Presbyterian last time out. D’Maurian Williams leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 14.1 PPG along with 5 RPG and a team-high 2.7 APG while Lance Terry has 14.1 PPG and Kareem Reid has 10.2 PPG, rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Gardner-Webb so far this season. Ludovic Dufeal also has a team-high 5.9 RPG for Gardner-Webb this season. As a team, Gardner-Webb is averaging 70.5 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 71.1% from the foul line while allowing 64 PPG on 39% shooting from the field and 28.3% from three this season.
UNC-Asheville is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 games following a loss while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games against a team with a winning home record. Gardner-Webb is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 games following a win.
I get why the under is in play as well as laying the points with Gardner-Webb, as GW usually has a rock solid defense that can hold down the best of them. However, UNC-Asheville’s really found something offensively as of late and Gardner-Webb’s shown the ability to hang points on the board in their own right as of late. I’ll side with the over in what may be a higher-scoring game than expected in this one.
