The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (3-5) take on the Savannah State Tigers (3-6) at Paul Porter Arena. The game begins at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 1, 2018.
Savannah State Tigers at Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs ATS Prediction
In the Tigers’ last outing, they were dismantled by the Vanderbilt Commodores, 120-85. Vanderbilt made good use of their 25 trips to the charity stripe, making 21 of them (84.0 percent). Savannah State, on the other hand, was just 9-14 (64.3 percent). Collins Joseph was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs were victorious over the USC Upstate Spartans in their last game, 74-61. The Runnin’ Bulldogs had a turnover percentage of 12.3 (better than their season average of 17.9), while the Spartans had a free throw rate of 0.193 (below the 0.224 mark opponents have averaged against Gardner-Webb this season). With 16 points and 11 rebounds, Eric Jamison had a good performance for Gardner-Webb.
This will be the second game of the season between these two teams. Jamison put up 18 points and 14 rebounds in the first matchup, in which the Runnin’ Bulldogs beat the Tigers 97-77. The Runnin’ Bulldogs had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.621 vs. 0.457) and had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (34.4 vs. 26.5).
It could be a sloppy game for the Gardner-Webb offense. Dating back to last season, Gardner-Webb ranks 251st in the nation in ball protection (turnover percentage of 19.6 percent), while the disruptive defense of Savannah State has forced the 49th-most turnovers in the country (21.2 percent).
Savannah State vs. Gardner-Webb Odds Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Savannah State ranks first in three pointers attempted per game (41.7) while Gardner-Webb ranks 269th in three pointers allowed per game (24.1).
The Tigers average 9.3 steals per game, which ranks second in the country. The Runnin’ Bulldogs rank 235th in steals allowed per game (6.9).
Savannah State averages 15.8 assists per game, which ranks 40th in the NCAA. Gardner-Webb ranks 236th in assists allowed per game (14.3).
The Tigers rank 25th in rebounds per game (39.3) while the Runnin’ Bulldogs rank 212th (34.7).
Gardner-Webb ranks 157th in blocks allowed per game (3.4) while Savannah State ranks 226th (4.0).
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