Furman vs East Tennessee State 1/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers will travel to Timmons Arena to take on the Furman Paladins this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers improved to 10-7 on the season after defeating the Western Carolina Catamounts, 87-69, this past Monday. East Tennessee State was outstanding on both ends of the court against Western Carolina and had no trouble pulling away for the victory in the 2^nd half after going into halftime with a 42-25 lead. East Tennessee State shot 57.6% from the field & 38.1% from beyond the arc while holding Western Carolina to just 29.2% shooting from the field & 17.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Buccaneers was Jordan King who had 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, East Tennessee State is averaging 70.5 ppg on 43.4% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers are averaging 8.8 three-pointers per game on 34.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, East Tennessee State has been led by David Sloan (12.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.6 spg), Ledarrius Brewer (12.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.2 spg), Jordan King (12.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.4 apg), & Ty Brewer (9.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, East Tennessee State is allowing their opponents to average 70.9 ppg on 43.0% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers have a rebound margin of 0.2 and a turnover margin of -0.8.

The Furman Paladins won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 11-6 on the season after defeating the Mercer Bears, 81-66, this past Saturday. Furman was outstanding on both ends of the court in the 1^st half and had no trouble holding on for the victory after going into halftime with a 44-27 lead. Furman shot 42.9% from the field & 38.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Mercer to shoot 41.0% from the field & 36.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Paladins was Mike Bothwell who had 17 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, & 1 steal.

On the season, Furman is averaging 78.1 ppg on 46.2% shooting from the field. The Paladins are averaging 11.6 three-pointers per game on 38.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Furman has been led by Alex Hunter (16.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.2 spg), Jalen Slawson (15.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.1 spg), Mike Bothwell (15.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.1 apg), & Conley Garrison (8.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, Furman is allowing their opponents to average 71.1 ppg on 44.9% shooting from the field. The Paladins have a rebound margin of -0.2 and a turnover margin of 0.6.

The Buccaneers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Southern Conference opponents. The Paladins are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. East Tennessee State.

East Tennessee State has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Buccaneers come into this game ranked just 221^st in scoring offense, 220^th in FG%, & 234^th in scoring defense. Furman has been led by their offense which ranks 56^th in scoring offense, 4^th in three-pointers made per game, & 18^th in 3P-FG%, however, the Paladins can struggle defensively and currently rank just 237^th in scoring defense & 283^rd in defensive FG%.

East Tennessee State is not an awful team, however, the Buccaneers are just 1-5 on the road and recently loss by 30 points at Chattanooga. Furman is 7-1 at home as I think their three-point attack will have plenty of success against the Buccaneers defense, I think Furman does enough to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!