Furman vs Chattanooga 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Chattanooga Mocs and the Furman Paladins meet in college basketball action from the Timmons Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Chattanooga Mocs will look to build on their three-game winning streak after a 65-47 win over Western Carolina last time out. Malachi Smith leads the Mocs in scoring and assists with 20.5 PPG and 3.2 APG while David Jean-Baptiste has 14.9 PPG and Silvio De Sousa has 11.5 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Chattanooga so far this season. As a team, Chattanooga is averaging 75.7 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 75% from the foul line while allowing 64.2 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field and 29.4% from three this season.

The Furman Paladins will look to bounce back from back-to-back defeats after a 75-71 loss to East Tennessee State last time out. Mike Bothwell leads the Paladins in scoring with 15.4 PPG along with 4 RPG and 3 APG while Jalen Slawson has 15 PPG has team-highs of 7.6 RPG and 3.8 APG. Alex Hunter has 13.7 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Furman up to this point in the season. Conley Garrison has 9.6 PPG with 4.5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Furman is averaging 77.9 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 38.9% from three and 74.1% from the foul line while allowing 68.4 PPG on 44.4% from the field and 33.4% from three this season.

Chattanooga is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the over is 10-2 in their last 12 road games. Furman is 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 home games and 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 7-0 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.

I get the case to be made for Furman at home in this one, but these are two of the top teams in the SoCon this season and I think this is a game that’s going to play out as you think it would with a pair of high-tier teams in the conference. I think this ends up being a heavyweight tilt and for this one to be close throughout, but in the end, I look for Chattanooga to keep this one close if not win outright. Give me Chattanooga and the points here.