Gardner-Webb vs. Radford prediction: Why Radford is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/19/2026]

Radford will face Gardner-Webb in men's college basketball action at Dedmon Center on Thursday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Radford as the most likely winner of the Gardner-Webb vs. Radford game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Gardner-Webb vs. Radford prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Gardner-Webb and Radford 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Radford a 94% chance of defeating Gardner-Webb. Our predicted final score has Radford winning 89-69.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Gardner-Webb and Radford each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 162.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Gardner-Webb vs. Radford odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Gardner-Webb vs. Radford picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: