Winthrop Eagles vs Gardner-Webb Bulldogs Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winthrop Eagles vs Gardner-Webb Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Winthrop Eagles (18-8) are on their way to Paul Porter Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (3-22).

The Winthrop Eagles faced off with Longwood and notched a win by a score of 79-74 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 27 while Longwood totaled 32 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 25 tries from three-point range. Longwood finished 62.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of 35 tries. Additionally, Longwood totaled 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Longwood recorded 8 assists and had 8 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Winthrop allowed 39.0% from the floor on 23 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for this game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 35 of their 40 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Winthrop finished the game with a 38.0% FG percentage (19 out of 50) and buried 6 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Tommy Kamarad is a player who came through for the contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He played for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished with 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Winthrop comes into this one with a record of 18-8 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Winthrop is grabbing 40.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 390 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 68th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are connecting on 34.2% from downtown (250 of 730) and 74.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 84.3 points per contest (31st in D-1) while shooting 44.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Eagles are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 21.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 95th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 297 relinquished on the campaign. The Eagles are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.5% (656 of 1,543) and they concede 34.8 boards per game as a squad. They concede 31.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 197th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.2).

In their last game, the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 68-62 when they played Presbyterian. With respect to how they rebounded, Gardner-Webb permitted Presbyterian to snag 38 overall (12 offensive). They finished shooting 18.2% from distance by connecting on 2 of 11 and ended up going 16 of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). The Bulldogs allowed Presbyterian to bury 25 of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.1% for this contest. In all, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 26 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 47.3%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Gardner-Webb buried 6 out of 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 33.3%. Presbyterian was called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Bulldogs earned 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in the game.

Jamias Ferere ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in this game. He converted 6 of 8 in the game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and added 1 rebound. He earned 13 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Gardner-Webb has a mark of 3-22 this year. The Bulldogs have committed 17.8 fouls per contest while shooting 68.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.0 times per contest (364th in the nation) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per contest. Gardner-Webb has 1,684 pts so far this season (67.4 per game) and they pull in 31.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 42.0% from the floor, which ranks them 325th in D-1.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 362nd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 86.2. They are able to force 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 50.2% from the field (363rd in college hoops). The Gardner-Webb defense allows 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (223 of 615) and their opposition makes 71.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 17.2 dimes and 39.1 boards per contest, ranking them 354th and 354th in those categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Winthrop

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