Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Presbyterian Blue Hose Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Presbyterian Blue Hose

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Templeton Center in Clinton, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (3-21) are on their way to Templeton Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Presbyterian Blue Hose (11-13).

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs played Longwood and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-66 in their last game. Gardner-Webb finished having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (24 out of 51) and buried 6 out of their 20 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 12 of their 20 shots for a rate of 60.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 25 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Gardner-Webb allowed the other team to shoot 58.6% from the field on 34 out of 58 shooting. Longwood doled out 13 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Longwood snagged 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Longwood walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 20 tries. They made 6 of their 15 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 20 while Longwood had 19 fouls.

Jamias Ferere is a player who came through in the matchup. He recorded 16 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Gardner-Webb enters this contest with a win-loss record of 3-21 for the campaign. They are averaging 67.6 points per game (335th in college hoops) while shooting 41.7% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 30.3% on three-point shots (164 of 541) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Gardner-Webb is pulling in 31.4 boards per game and has 241 assists this year, which is 353rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs have forced 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 15.8 fouls. They are ranked 360th in college in giving up assists with 421 surrendered this season. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 50.2% (748 of 1,489) and they surrender 39.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 36.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 363rd in the country in PPG allowed (87.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Presbyterian Blue Hose went home defeated by a final of 93-84 when they played Radford. The Blue Hose earned 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this contest. They turned the ball over 21 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. Radford committed 17 fouls for the contest which got the Blue Hose to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Presbyterian converted 4 out of 13 tries (30.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Blue Hose finished 32 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. The Blue Hose allowed Radford to knock down 31 of their 72 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1% in the matchup. They finished 42.3% from distance by hitting 11 out of 26 and ended up going 20 out of 29 from the free throw line (69.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, Presbyterian permitted Radford to get 29 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Jonah Pierce ended up being important for the Blue Hose in this matchup. He totaled 28 points in his 47 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the game. He buried 13 out of 21 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.9%, and totaled 17 rebounds.

Presbyterian has a mark of 11-13 this year. The Blue Hose commit 17.7 fouls every game and they connect on 67.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.6 times per contest (219th in college) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per contest. Presbyterian has totaled 1,744 points on the season (72.7 per game) and they pull in 35.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Hose are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 60th in the nation.

The Blue Hose are ranked 134th in college in points given up per game with 72.0. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (181st in Division 1). The Presbyterian defense allows 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (177 of 494) and their opposition knocks down 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.3 dimes and 30.7 rebounds per contest, which is 96th and 24th in college hoops.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Gardner-Webb

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