Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (4-29 last year) are on their way to Moody Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Texas Longhorns (21-15 last season).

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs faced off with Connecticut and took a loss by a score of 86-46 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 19 and Connecticut recorded 17 fouls. They also made 9 of their 29 shots from distance. Connecticut finished the game shooting 62.5% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 24 attempts. On top of that, Connecticut pulled down 44 rebounds (8 offensive, 36 defensive), but didn't have a block. Connecticut recorded 20 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Gardner-Webb allowed 51.7% from the field on 31 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 5 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 24 with 3 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 16 of 26 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. Gardner-Webb finished the contest having earned a 25.5% FG percentage (12 out of 47) and converted 6 of 19 shots from downtown.

Jackson Skipper is one player who came through in the matchup. He ended up scoring 8 points on 3 out of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 19 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Gardner-Webb will play this game after finishing with a mark of 4-29 last year. They coughed up possession 13.6 times per game and as a unit committed 17.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Gardner-Webb snagged 30.7 rebounds per game and accumulated 335 dimes over the course of last season, which was 357th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs connected on 30.9% from downtown (227 of 735) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 68.1 points per game (333rd in D-1) while hitting 42.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulldogs were able to force 11.2 turnovers every game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They were 351st in D-1 in allowing assists 556 relinquished throughout last year. The Bulldogs defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (1,002 of 2,031) and they conceded 39.3 boards per contest as a team. They surrendered 36.0% on 3-pointers while they were 362nd in college in PPG from their opponents (85.5).

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 109-59 when they played Chicago State. The Longhorns were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 42 in the matchup. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Chicago State was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for 24 shots. They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas converted 13 out of their 26 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns ended up shooting 40 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 62.5%. The Longhorns permitted Chicago State to make 24 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3% for the game. They shot 31.3% from three-point range via 5 out of 16 and ended up going 6 out of 12 from the free throw line (50.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Texas allowed Chicago State to snag 17 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Matas Vokietaitis ended up being a major contributor for the Longhorns in this matchup. He earned 22 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 9 for this game for a rate of 100.0%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Texas had a mark of 21-15 last year. As an offense, the Longhorns shot 48.4% from the floor, which ranked 33rd in college. Texas scored 2,979 points last season (82.8 per contest) and they averaged 37.5 rebounds per game. They dished out assists 12.4 times per game (288th in college) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per contest. The Longhorns were responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they went 74.3% from the charity stripe.

The Longhorns defensively were ranked 243rd in college in PPG allowed with 76.2. They were able to force 9.1 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (224th in Division 1). The Texas defense allowed 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (241 of 694) and opponents connected on 74.1% of their foul shots. They conceded 15.8 dimes and 30.5 boards every game, which had them ranked 245th and 15th in those defensive categories.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Gardner-Webb

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