Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Radford Highlanders Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Radford Highlanders

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: The Dedmon Center in Radford, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Radford Highlanders (14-13) are welcoming the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (3-25) at The Dedmon Center on Thursday.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs took the court against Charleston Southern and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-66 in their last contest. Gardner-Webb ended the game with a 38.8% FG percentage (26 out of 67) and made 6 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 8 of 11 tries for a rate of 72.7%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing defense, Gardner-Webb let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the floor on 28 out of 67 shooting. Charleston Southern totaled 10 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, Charleston Southern collected 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Charleston Southern shot 65.0% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 20 shots. They buried 6 of 23 attempts from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 16 and Charleston Southern racked up 14 personal fouls.

Jacob Hudson is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He went 77.8% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. He notched 15 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Gardner-Webb will play this contest with a record of 3-25 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Gardner-Webb is collecting 30.8 boards per contest and has racked up 294 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 341st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.2% on 3-pointers (196 of 629) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. They average 68.6 points per outing (329th in D-1) on 42.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are forcing 11.1 turnovers every game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 362nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 485 conceded this season. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.0% (869 of 1,739) and they concede 39.7 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 36.8% from beyond the arc while they are 363rd in the nation in opponents PPG (87.3).

In their last game, the Radford Highlanders got the victory with a final of 90-80 when they played Charleston Southern. In reference to rebounding, Radford permitted Charleston Southern to collect 26 in total (8 offensive). They finished 46.9% from three-point range by going 15 of 32 and finished the game at 3 of 8 from the charity stripe (37.5%). The Highlanders permitted Charleston Southern to convert 31 out of their 68 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Highlanders finished 33 for 63 from the field which had them at 52.4%. When discussing three-point shots, Radford converted 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Charleston Southern committed 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Highlanders to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Highlanders recorded 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game.

Jaylon Johnson ended up having an impact for the Highlanders for the game. He accumulated 17 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 4 assists in this matchup. He buried 7 out of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 70.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Radford has a mark of 14-13 for the year. The Highlanders have committed 18.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 71.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per contest (222nd in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest. Radford has accounted for 2,219 points so far this year (82.2 per contest) and they grab 36.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Highlanders are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which is ranked 173rd in the country.

The Highlanders are ranked 319th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 79.2. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (258th in college). The Radford defense allows 35.5% on three-point shots (225 of 634) and opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 36.6 boards every game, ranking them 289th and 303rd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Radford

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