Saturday’s game between the High Point Panthers (24-5, 12-2 Big South) and the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (10-16, 5-8 Big South) at Paul Porter Arena has a projected final score of 80-73 based on our computer prediction, with a favored High Point squad coming out on top. Game time is at 2:00 PM ET on February 22.

Based on our computer prediction, Gardner-Webb projects to cover the 7.5-point spread in its matchup versus High Point. The over/under is listed at 157.5, and the two teams are projected to go under that total.

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High Point vs. Gardner-Webb Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Boiling Springs, North Carolina
• Venue: Paul Porter Arena
• Line: High Point -7.5
• Point total: 157.5
• Moneyline (to win): High Point -319, Gardner-Webb +255

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High Point vs. Gardner-Webb Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  High Point 80, Gardner-Webb 73

Spread & Total Prediction for High Point vs. Gardner-Webb

• Pick ATS: Gardner-Webb (+7.5)
• Pick OU: Under (157.5)

High Point’s record against the spread this season is 13-14-0, while Gardner-Webb’s is 12-14-0. The Panthers have gone over the point total in 14 games, while Runnin’ Bulldogs games have gone over 19 times. The two teams average 157.3 points per game combined, 0.2 less than this matchup’s total. High Point has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall in the last 10 games. Gardner-Webb has gone 5-5 against the spread and 3-7 overall in its last 10 contests.

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High Point Performance Insights

• The Panthers have a +376 scoring differential, topping opponents by 13 points per game. They’re putting up 81.9 points per game to rank 26th in college basketball and are allowing 68.9 per outing to rank 88th in college basketball.
• The 33.3 rebounds per game High Point averages rank 106th in the country, and are 5.9 more than the 27.4 its opponents grab per outing.
• High Point connects on 8.3 three-pointers per game (118th in college basketball) at a 36.5% rate (57th in college basketball), compared to the 6.5 per game its opponents make at a 32.6% rate.
• The Panthers rank fifth in college basketball by averaging 108 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 131st in college basketball, allowing 90.9 points per 100 possessions.
• High Point has committed 10 turnovers per game (60th in college basketball action) while forcing 10.9 (236th in college basketball).

Gardner-Webb Performance Insights

• The Runnin’ Bulldogs are being outscored by 3.6 points per game, with a -93 scoring differential overall. They put up 75.4 points per game (139th in college basketball), and give up 79 per outing (337th in college basketball).
• Gardner-Webb wins the rebound battle by 3.0 boards on average. It records 32.8 rebounds per game, 137th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 29.8.
• Gardner-Webb knocks down 6.7 three-pointers per game (285th in college basketball) at a 33.9% rate (190th in college basketball), compared to the 7.7 its opponents make, shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc.
• Gardner-Webb loses the turnover battle by 4.1 per game, committing 14.1 (347th in college basketball) while its opponents average 10.

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