The Furman Paladins and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Freedom Hall Civic Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a East Tennessee State vs Furman Prediction.
Furman Recap
The Furman Paladins come into this game looking to build on a 72-70 win over Samford last time out to improve to 17-5 on the year. After this game, Furman will head home for a game against Western Carolina.
Paladins Win Back-To-Back Games
PJay Smith Jr. leads the Paladins in scoring and in assists with 16.6 PPG and 3.3 APG while Nick Anderson has 12.7 PPG with 2.6 APG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Furman up to this point in the year. Garrett Hien also has 7.6 PPG with a team-high 4.8 RPG and 2.6 APG while Cooper Bowser has 8.3 PPG and 4.8 RPG as well on the year. Charles Johnston also contributed 7.2 PPG and 3.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Furman is averaging 77 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 67.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Furman Paladins will win
- Furman has won each of its last five games against East Tennessee State.
East Tennessee State Recap
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 70-65 loss at the hands of UNC-Greensboro last time out to fall to 12-10 on the year. After this game, East Tennessee State will head on the road for a game against VMI.
Buccaneers Drop Consecutive Games
Quimari Peterson leads East Tennessee State in scoring and assists with 18.7 PPG and 4.4 APG along with 4.7 RPG while Jaden Seymour has 16.6 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Buccaneers in rebounding so far this season. John Buggs III has 11.5 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for East Tennessee State so far this season and Karon Boyd has 9.6 PPG with 6.4 RPG to share the team lead on the glass for East Tennessee State this season. As a team, East Tennessee State is averaging 75 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 34.8% from behind the arc, and 61.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the East Tennessee State Buccaneers will win
- East Tennessee State has won eight of its last 10 games at Freedom Hall Civic Center.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Furman’s last nine day games against the Southern Conference has produced a total of 146+ points.
- Each of East Tennessee State’s last seven Sunday games against the Southern Conference have produced a total of 142+ points.
East Tennessee State vs Furman Prediction
I’m on Furman here. I just think that the Paladins are the better team here, and East Tennessee State has too many droughts offensively for my liking. The Paladins are still one of the elite teams in the SoCon in my opinion, and I think that this is a spot where Furman not only keeps this game close but their shooting prowess from 3-point range could get the win for the Paladins outright. I’ll take the Paladins and the points and sprinkle something on Furman ML as well.