Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 11/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) will try to defeat the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (1-2) at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs played Erskine and walked away with a win by a score of 88-66 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 15 while Erskine accounted for 20 fouls. They also buried 11 of 27 tries from long range. Erskine went 84.6% from the free throw line by converting 11 of 13 attempts. In addition, Erskine totaled 18 rebounds (3 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Erskine recorded 12 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Gardner-Webb allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the field on 22 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 22 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Gardner-Webb finished the contest with a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and converted 12 of 31 shots from beyond the arc.

Seth Brown is someone who had an impact in this game. He ended up scoring 23 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up going 53.8% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Gardner-Webb comes into this game with a record of 1-2 for the campaign. They have an average of 61.3 points per outing (346th in college hoops) while shooting 35.1% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.5% on 3-pointers (23 of 73) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Gardner-Webb is pulling in 32.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 28 dimes so far this year, which is 342nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are 280th in the country in allowing assists with 49 relinquished so far this year. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 52.1% (87 of 167) and they concede 35.0 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 35.1% on 3-pointers while they are 318th in the country in PPG from their opponents (83.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks got the win with a final of 77-41 against St. Peter's. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, South Carolina allowed St. Peter's to pull down 26 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 17.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 3 out of 17 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Gamecocks allowed St. Peter's to bury 14 out of their 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 26.4% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Gamecocks walked away from this one shooting 21 for 45 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, South Carolina made 9 out of their 15 attempts (60.0%). They were able to make 26 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.5%. St. Peter's had 26 fouls for this contest which took the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for 34 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Gamecocks corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game.

Marcus Johnson was important for the Gamecocks for the contest. He made 4 of 7 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 3 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 6 dimes for the contest.

South Carolina has a mark of 3-0 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gamecocks are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 127th in D-1. South Carolina has scored 236 points on the season (78.7 per game) and they grab 36.7 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 13.0 times per contest (264th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. The Gamecocks are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the free throw line.

The South Carolina defense concedes 29.8% on 3-point attempts (14 of 47) and opponents are knocking down 65.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 7.3 assists and 25.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 9th and 5th in those categories on the defensive end. The Gamecocks are ranked 15th in college hoops in points given up per game with 54.7. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.7% from the floor (78th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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