Charleston Southern vs Gardner Webb Prediction 12/31/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs. Here’s a Charleston Southern vs Gardner-Webb prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Charleston Southern vs Gardner-Webb pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers Betting Preview

The Buccaneers only managed to win two of their first five games, falling versus Virginia Tech, Alabama A&M and Lindenwood. A 6-2 run came next though, with losses to South Carolina and TN-Martin among wins over IUPUI, East Carolina, Piedmont, Warren Wilson, South Carolina State and North Florida. After a loss to Furman the Bucs fell to 8-6 overall through 14 games.

On Sunday versus Richmond, the Bucs were up by four points at the break. Charleston Southern kept it going in the second half on a 38-37 run and took the win 77-72 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Brycen Blaine with 23 points and seven rebounds while A’lahn Sumler had 15 points and four rebounds. Jesse Hafemeister had 12 points with six boards as well.

Gardner-Webb Bulldogs Betting Preview

Over on the Gardner-Webb side, they lost to Minnesota, Clemson, North Greenville, Elon, DePaul, Richmond, Navy, SE Louisiana, UNC Wilmington, Queens U and Georgia Southern in their first 11 games. Since then it’s been losses to Wofford and Tennessee among wins over Brevard and Toccoa Falls, giving the Bulldogs a 2-13 overall record in their first 15 games.

Matched up against Tennessee on December 21, the Bulldogs were blasted 52-19 in the first half alone. After a 42-33 run in the second, Gardner-Webb limped to a rough blowout loss 94-52 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Curtis Williams on 14 points, four rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes of action on the floor. DJ Jefferson chipped in 13 points as well.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs Betting Trends: December 31, 2025

Why the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs will win

• Charleston Southern has lost each of its last five games against the Big South Conference.
• Gardner-Webb has won four of its last five day games against Charleston Southern at Paul Porter Arena.
• Gardner-Webb has won the first half in 10 of its last 12 home games against Charleston Southern at Paul Porter Arena.

Why the Charleston Southern Buccaneers will win

• Gardner-Webb has lost 14 of its last 16 games.
• Charleston Southern has won four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Gardner-Webb has lost the first half in each of its last four games against the Big South Conference at Paul Porter Arena.

Charleston Southern vs Gardner-Webb Prediction

I’ll stay with Charleston Southern. The Buccaneers got past a good Richmond team in their last outing thanks to a 38-34 rebounding edge and a 30-16 advantage on points in the paint. Charleston Southern shot a tepid 40 percent from the field in that one but also held the Spiders to just 33.9 percent on the other side. The Buccaneers are 4-1 in their last five games with 76 or more points scored in each of those outings.

As for Gardner-Webb, they got blitzed by a great Tennessee team in their last outing. The Bulldogs shot just 34.5 percent from the field in that one with 13 turnovers dan a 49-22 rebounding deficit along the way. That gives Gardner-Webb fewer than 58 points in each of their last two losses. The Bulldogs are also giving up a lot of points on the other side this year, so the Bucs should have plenty of opportunities here.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Charleston Southern Buccaneers -11.5