The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Eagles in Winthrop at Winthrop Coliseum on Thursday in college basketball action.

Winthrop will face the 9-11 Bulldogs, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Eagles are 1-2 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Bulldogs are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Eagles sit at No. 247 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Bulldogs sit at No. 122 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Bulldogs will win this game 67-64.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Winthrop's No. 246 nationally ranked offense (64.7 points per game) against a Bulldogs defense that sits as the No. 177 at 67 PPG. The Eagles have been averaging 43.3% from the field, more than the Bulldogs have managed so far this season (41.9% on average).

Defensively, Gardner-Webb features the nation's No. 134-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.2 points per game. Winthrop, meanwhile, comes in at No. 113 nationally in scoring at home.

Gardner-Webb was a 74-68 loser in its last match on the road against Campbell. The Bulldogs endured a 74-68 loss at the hands of the Camels on Saturday, despite an 18 -point effort from Max Landis at Convocation Center.

In their last action, Winthrop was a 54-51 loser at home against Campbell. The Eagles endured a 54-51 loss at the hands of the Camels on Tuesday, despite a 17-point effort from Andre Jones at Winthrop Coliseum.

Next up:
Gardner-Webb home to Campbell, Thursday, January 26
Winthrop at Charleston Southern, Saturday, January 21