Furman vs College of Charleston 12/3/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Charleston Cougars will travel to Timmons Arena to take on the Furman Paladins this Friday night in College Basketball action.

The Charleston Cougars won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 5-2 on the season after defeating the Tulane Green Wave, 81-77, this past Tuesday. Charleston led by a 36-31 margin at halftime and was able to hold off a late charge by the Green Wave after taking a 76-65 lead with 3:16 left in regulation. Charleston shot 43.9% from the field & 48.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Tulane to shoot 51.9% from the field & 42.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Cougars was Reyne Smith who had 22 points & 6 rebounds.

On the season, Charleston is averaging 81.3 ppg on 39.9% shooting from the field. The Cougars are averaging 9.6 three-pointers per game on 36.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Charleston has been led by John Meeks (14.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.6 spg), Reyne Smith (14.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg), Brenden Tucker (11.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg), & Dimitrius Underwood (8.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.6 spg).

Defensively, Charleston is allowing their opponents to average 79.4 ppg on 39.9% shooting from the field. The Cougars have a rebound margin of 6.1 and a turnover margin of 1.9.

The Furman Paladins won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 5-2 on the season after defeating the High Point Panthers, 74-70 (2OT), this past Tuesday. Furman was solid defensively against High Point throughout the game and was able to pull away in the 2^nd OT after taking a 71-65 lead with 1:05 left to play. Furman shot 38.0% from the field & 25.9% from beyond the arc while allowing High Point to shoot 36.8% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Paladins was Jalen Slawson who had a double-double with 12 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Furman is averaging 85.0 ppg on 47.4% shooting from the field. The Paladins are averaging 12.0 three-pointers per game on 40.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Furman has been led by Mike Bothwell (17.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 spg), Alex Hunter (16.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.3 apg), Jalen Slawson (14.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.3 spg, 2.4 bpg), & Conley Garrison (10.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.6 spg).

Defensively, Furman is allowing their opponents to average 74.4 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Paladins have a rebound margin of 2.6 and a turnover margin of -0.1.

The Cougars are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games and 8-4 ATS in their last 12 game vs. the Paladins. The Paladins are 5-14-1 ATS in their last 20 games & 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. the Cougars.

This should be a high-scoring game as both teams have been very strong offensively but have had trouble slowing down opposing offenses as Charleston ranks just 322^nd in scoring defense while Furman ranks 284^th. Furman is the better team and has the best player on the court in Mike Bothwell, however, Charleston has an offense that I think can keep up with Furman and as the Cougars have had success recently ATS on the road against Furman, I think the play here is to take Charleston and the points. Good Luck!