The Bison hope to be lousy hosts on Sunday as the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs pay a visit to Allen Arena on the college basketball betting menu.

The Bison bring a 1-0 record (0-0 ATS) to this tilt against the 0-1 Bulldogs, who are 0-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Lipscomb go 0-0 so far and the Bulldogs go 0-0.



View Gardner-Webb vs Lipscomb Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Bison - Bulldogs odds would favor the Bison if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Lipscomb is rated No. 100 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Gardner-Webb is at No. 265. Mathematical models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 108-44 win for the Bison.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Lipscomb's No. 14-ranked scoring average of 96 PPG, against a Bulldogs defense rated No. 183 and allowing 65 PPG. The Bison FG% has averaged 53% to date this season, more than the Bulldogs shooters have managed so far (31.1% per game).

Defensively, Gardner-Webb features the nation's No. 242-rated defense on the road, allowing 65 points per game. Lipscomb, meanwhile, comes in at No. 16 nationally in scoring at home.

Gardner-Webb lost its last outing, a 65-44 result against Clemson on November 11. Gardner-Webb was crushed on Friday, getting blown out by Clemson and falling by a 65-44 score at Littlejohn Coliseum.

In their last action, Lipscomb was a 96-53 Sportsbook at home against Fort Valley State. The battle between the Bison and Wildcats didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Fort Valley State was handed a 96-53 defeat on Friday at Allen Arena.

Next up:
Gardner-Webb home to Lees-McRaw College, Wednesday, November 16
Lipscomb at Illinois, Thursday, November 17