Gardner Webb vs UNC Asheville Prediction 1/29/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Gardner Webb Bulldogs and the UNC Asheville Bulldogs meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Kimmel Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Gardner Webb Bulldogs vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs prediction.

Gardner Webb Bulldogs Recap

The Gardner Webb Bulldogs come into this game looking to add on to their 67-65 win over USC Upstate to sit at 3-19 this season. After this game, Gardner Webb will head on the road again for a game against Charleston Southern.

Bulldogs Snap Seven-Game Skid For First Conference Win

Jacob Hogarth leads Gardner Webb in scoring and rebounding with 11 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Spence Sims has 10.4 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Gardner Webb so far this season. Jacob Hudson has 9.4 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Colin Hawkins has 8.8 PPG with 2.3 APG to lead Gardner Webb in assists. As a team, Gardner Webb is averaging 68.5 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three and 70.6% from the foul line this season.

UNC Asheville Recap

The UNC Asheville come into this game looking to add on to their 83-69 win over USC Upstate last time out to sit at 9-12 this season. After this game, UNC Asheville will head on the road for a game against Winthrop.

Asheville Snaps Two-Game Slide

Justin Wright leads UNC Asheville in scoring with 17.5 PPG along with 2.8 RPG and 2.7 APG while Toyaz Solomon has 16.8 PPG and 6.5 RPG to lead the Bulldogs in rebounding so far this season. Kameron Taylor has 15.9 PPG with 6.2 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead UNC Asheville in assists while DJ Patrick has 10.4 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UNC Asheville so far this season. Myles Mayfield also has 5.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG up to this point in the year. As a team, UNC Asheville is averaging 75.8 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 70.4% from the foul line so far this season.

Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs @ North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs Betting Trends: January 29, 2026

Why the North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs will win

• North Carolina-Asheville has won 14 of its last 15 night games against Conference opponents at Kimmel Arena.
• Gardner-Webb has lost each of its last six road night games against Conference opponents.
• Gardner-Webb has lost the first half in 12 of its last 13 night games.

Why the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs will win

• The road team has won three of North Carolina-Asheville’s last four games.
• North Carolina-Asheville has lost three of its last four games against Conference opponents at Kimmel Arena.
• North Carolina-Asheville has lost the first half in four of its last five games against Conference opponents at Kimmel Arena.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of Gardner-Webb’s last eight games at Kimmel Arena have produced a total of 148 or fewer points.
• Each of North Carolina-Asheville’s last four night games against Conference opponents at Kimmel Arena have produced a total of 148 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• North Carolina-Asheville ranks 22nd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw percentage this season (67.8%).
• North Carolina-Asheville ranks T45th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goals made per game this season (6.5).
• Gardner-Webb ranks 364th among Division 1 teams for assists per game this season (10.2).
• Gardner-Webb ranks 364th among Division 1 teams for assist to turnover ratio this season (0.72).

Gardner Webb Bulldogs vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs Prediction

I’m on UNC Asheville here. One win isn’t going to convince me that GW is back, as this team’s been getting drilled for the better part of conference play and while Asheville’s had their issues, they’re still the better team here and when they win they usually win by margin. Give me UNC Asheville.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: UNC Asheville -18.5