Presbyterian vs. Gardner-Webb prediction: Presbyterian favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Gardner-Webb will square off with the favored Presbyterian in men's college basketball action at Paul Porter Arena on Saturday, beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Presbyterian as the most likely winner of the Presbyterian vs. Gardner-Webb game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Presbyterian and Gardner-Webb 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Presbyterian a 78% chance of beating Gardner-Webb. Our predicted final score has Presbyterian winning 77-69.

According to our model, Presbyterian (-7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 147.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Presbyterian vs. Gardner-Webb odds

We have sourced 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.

Presbyterian vs. Gardner-Webb picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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: