Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: B1G+

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-17 last year) are hosting the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (11-20 last season) at Williams Arena on Monday.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs played High Point and took a loss by a score of 85-64 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 26 and High Point totaled 18 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 24 shots from long range. High Point shot 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 27 tries. In addition, High Point totaled 37 boards (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. High Point earned 13 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Gardner-Webb let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 30 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 5 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 16 of 20 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Gardner-Webb ended the game having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 of 52) and converted 6 out of their 19 shots from distance.

Daryl Simmons II is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He ended up scoring 17 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. He played for 33 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 35.7% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Gardner-Webb will enter this game after finishing with a record of 11-20 last year. They lost possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a team committed 18.8 fouls per game. As a group, Gardner-Webb pulled in 36.4 boards per game and accounted for 325 assists last season, which had them ranked 358th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bulldogs connected on 33.0% on three-point shots (194 of 588) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They averaged 73.8 points per contest (181st in D-1) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs forced 10.4 turnovers per game and they drew 18.3 personal fouls. They were 173rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 432 conceded throughout last season. The Bulldogs defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (853 of 1,859) and they conceded 33.7 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquished 32.3% from 3-point land and they were 329th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home defeated by a final of 72-64 against Northwestern. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Northwestern to collect 29 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 21 and ended up shooting 12 of 22 at the free throw line (54.5%). The Golden Gophers allowed Northwestern to make 27 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Golden Gophers finished shooting 20 for 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.7%. In relation to three-point shots, Minnesota converted 7 out of their 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a rate of 81.0%. Northwestern earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Golden Gophers corralled 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game.

Dawson Garcia ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Gophers for this contest. He made 7 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 40 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists in the matchup.

Minnesota had a record of 15-17 last year. As an offensive unit, the Golden Gophers shot 44.1% from the field, which ranked them 213th in the nation. Minnesota scored 2,178 pts last season (68.1 per game) and they grabbed 33.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 15.3 times per game (69th in college) and they gave up possession 10.8 times per contest. The Golden Gophers committed 17.5 fouls every game while shooting 66.4% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense gave up 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (212 of 614) and opponents converted on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They conceded 14.9 assists and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 312th and 197th in college hoops. The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court were 102nd in the country in points given up per game with 69.7. They were able to force 10.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (208th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Gardner-Webb

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