The visiting Bulldogs hope to send their backers to the pay window on Monday as they look to cover the spread at Millis Center against the High Point Panthers.

It's a game in the Big South Tournament, which will decide the conference title, not to mention deciding which teams make the Field of 68.

This season, the Panthers are 12-17 overall and 1-0 ATS ATS, while the Bulldogs are 12-19 and 0-1 ATS against the number. As for the totals, High Point boasts a 1-0 on the OU, and Gardner-Webb is 0-1.



View Gardner-Webb vs High Point Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Bulldogs are listed as 6-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 220-ranked Panthers and the No. 146-rated Bulldogs in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 70-68 win for the Panthers on Monday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up High Point's No. 94 nationally ranked offense (71.5 points per game) against a Bulldogs defense that sits as the No. 174 at 66.8 PPG. The Panthers have been averaging 44.2% from the field, more than the Bulldogs have managed so far this season (41.8% on average).

Defensively, Gardner-Webb features the nation's No. 156-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.1 points per game. High Point, meanwhile, comes in at No. 51 nationally in scoring at home.

Gardner-Webb was a 68-62 loser in its last match at home against Presbyterian. The Bulldogs got 19 points from Laron Buggs, but it was Presbyterian that prevailed in a 68-62 final on Saturday at Paul Porter Arena.

In their last action, High Point was a 98-60 Sportsbook at home against Campbell. High Point cruised to victory on Wednesday, running Campbell out of the gym and running up a 98-60 score at Millis Center.