It will be a battle between BigSou opponents when the Campbell Fighting Camels (7-7) welcome the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (10-5, 1-0 BigSou) to the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center. The game gets underway at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 5, 2019.
Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs vs. Campbell Fighting Camels ATS Prediction
In the Runnin’ Bulldogs’ last matchup, they were beaten by the VCU Rams, 69-57. VCU won the rebounding battle. The Rams had more offensive rebounds (17 vs. 12), defensive rebounds (25 vs. 20) and total rebounds (42 vs. 32). Jose Perez was Gardner-Webb’s leading scorer with 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting.
The Fighting Camels were victorious over the UNCW Seahawks in their last outing, 97-93. Campbell had a much better turnover percentage (7.8 vs. 19.4). UNCW, meanwhile, had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (32.4 vs. 22.0). Chris Clemons was the game’s high scorer with 44 points on 12-for-24 shooting from the field.
After splitting two games last season, these teams will meet for the first time this year. The Fighting Camels won the most recent game 78-70. The Fighting Camels had a better turnover percentage (13.0 vs. 16.5) and had a better effective field goal percentage (0.559 vs. 0.474).
Clemons has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Campbell.
This showdown pits one of the country’s top offenses against one of its elite defenses. Campbell ranks 33rd in effective field goal percentage (0.552) and Gardner-Webb is 49th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.459).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Campbell averages 28.9 three pointers per game, which ranks 67th in the country. Gardner-Webb ranks 225th in three pointers allowed per game (26.2).
The Runnin’ Bulldogs rank 113th in rebounds per game (36.9) while the Fighting Camels rank 236th (33.7).
Gardner-Webb averages 16.1 assists per game, which ranks 34th in the nation. Campbell ranks 102nd in assists allowed per game (13.4).
The Runnin’ Bulldogs rank 28th in steals per game (8.4) while the Fighting Camels rank 94th in steals allowed per game (6.8).
Campbell ranks 33rd in blocks allowed per game (2.2) while Gardner-Webb ranks 90th (3.4).
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The Runnin’ Bulldogs have been outscored by an average of 4.6 points in their last five games. For the season, Gardner-Webb has defeated opponents by an average of 15.9 points.
During their last five games, the Fighting Camels have scored an average of 77.8 points per game (0.7 below their season average) and allowed an average of 78.0 points per game (6.0 above their season average).
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