The Furman Paladins (14-3, 2-2 SoCon) host the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (10-7, 3-1 SoCon) in a matchup of SoCon teams at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The Paladins are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 141.5 points.
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Who Will Win Furman vs. East Tennessee State?
Furman and East Tennessee State Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season it was favored by 3.5 points or more, Furman has a 3-2-1 record against the spread.
East Tennessee State is winless against the spread (0-2-1) when playing as at least a 3.5-point underdog.
The two teams average a combined 10.8 more points per game, 152.3, than this matchup’s total of 141.5 points.
Furman and East Tennessee State have seen their opponents average a combined 8.3 fewer points per game than the point total of 141.5 set in this outing.
The average over/under Furman has had set in matchups this year is 1.5 more points than this outing’s point total.
The average point total for the Buccaneers this year is 1.0 point higher than this game’s over/under.
So far this season, the Paladins have compiled an 8-4-1 record against the spread.
The Buccaneers are 5-8-1 against the spread this season.
Furman Stats & Insights
Furman is outscoring opponents by 11.4 points per game with a +193 scoring differential overall. It puts up 77.2 points per game (126th in college basketball) and gives up 65.8 per outing (42nd in college basketball).
Furman is 97th in the country at 34.2 rebounds per game. That’s 2.9 more than the 31.3 its opponents average.
The Paladins make 10.5 three-pointers per game (19th in college basketball) at a 34.6% rate (141st in college basketball), compared to the 6.5 per game their opponents make at a 28.4% rate.
Furman puts up 100.1 points per 100 possessions (91st in college basketball), while giving up 85.4 points per 100 possessions (46th in college basketball).
When playing at home, the Paladins are scoring 13.6 more points per game (85) than they are on the road (71.4).
East Tennessee State Stats & Insights
East Tennessee State’s +131 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 7.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 75.1 points per game (184th in college basketball) while allowing 67.4 per contest (69th in college basketball).
East Tennessee State wins the rebound battle by 4.7 boards on average. It records 34.5 rebounds per game, 88th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 29.8.
East Tennessee State makes 9.2 three-pointers per game (66th in college basketball) at a 35.9% rate (83rd in college basketball), compared to the 6.6 per game its opponents make, at a 32.5% rate.
East Tennessee State’s 97.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 152nd in college basketball, and the 87.1 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 81st in college basketball.
In 2024-25 the Buccaneers are scoring 10.9 more points per game at home (79.6) than away (68.7).
Furman Key Players to Watch
The leader in points and assists for the Paladins is Pjay Smith Jr., who scores 16.3 points and dishes out 3.5 assists per game.
Cooper Bowser leads Furman in rebounding, grabbing five boards per game while also scoring 8.6 points a contest.
The Paladins get the most three-point shooting production out of Smith, who knocks down 3.3 threes per game.
Smith and Bowser lead Furman on the defensive end, with Smith leading the team in steals averaging 1.5 per game and Bowser in blocks averaging 1.6 per contest.
East Tennessee State Key Players to Watch
The Buccaneers’ Quimari Peterson racks up enough points (18.2 per game) and assists (4.4 per game) to sit atop the squad’s leaderboards.
Jaden Seymour is at the top of the East Tennessee State rebounding leaderboard with 6.7 rebounds per game. Seymour also scores 16.6 points and adds 2.6 assists per game.
John Buggs III is reliable from three-point range and leads the Buccaneers with 3.1 made threes per game.
East Tennessee State’s leader in steals is Peterson with 1.8 per game, and its leader in blocks is Seymour with 1.1 per game.
Furman vs. East Tennessee State Prediction
Furman 72, East Tennessee State 69
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