The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs and Colorado State Rams lift the lid on their respective seasons Monday in Fort Collins. Tip-off at Moby Arena is slated for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Gardner-Webb vs. Colorado State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Gardner-Webb went 18-13 last season. The Bulldogs went 11-5 in Big South conference play to finish with the No. 3 seed in that conference tournament. GWU heads into this season a bit younger and without a pair of 14-point scorers from a year ago (G D'Maurian Williams — 14.5 points per game and G Lance Terry — 14.3 PPG).
The Rams have had 3 straight 20-win seasons under coach Niko Medved, who led the squad to a 25-6 mark last season. Colorado State went 14-4 in Mountain West conference play to finish with the No. 2 seed in the MWC tournament. The Rams would eventually earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
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