North Texas vs Furman Prediction 3/19/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Furman Paladins and the North Texas Mean Green meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Super Pit. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Texas vs Furman Prediction.

Furman Recap

The Furman Paladins come into the NIT on behalf of the SoCon, finishing the year with an overall record of 25-9 including an 11-7 mark in SoCon play. As the 5-seed in the conference tournament, Furman knocked off Samford and top-seeded Chattanooga before falling to Wofford in the SoCon title game.

Paladins Making First NIT Appearance Since 2019

PJay Smith Jr. leads the Paladins in scoring and in assists with 18 PPG and 3.9 APG along with 4.2 RPG. Nick Anderson has 14.7 PPG with 2.4 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 4.6 RPG and 2.4 APG while Cooper Bowser has 8.5 PPG and 4.7 RPG as well on the year. Ben VanderWal has 5.7 PPG with a team-high 5.5 RPG to lead the Paladins on the glass this season. As a team, Furman is averaging 77.6 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 68.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Furman Paladins will win

• Furman has won each of its last six night games against non-Conference opponents.

North Texas Recap

The North Texas Mean Green come into the NIT repping the AAC, finishing the year with an overall record of 24-8 on the year including a 14-4 mark in AAC conference play. As the 2-seed in the AAC tournament, the Mean Green knocked out Tulsa before falling to UAB in the semifinals.

Mean Green Playing In NIT For 4^th Year In A Row

Atin Wright leads the Mean Green in scoring with 15.2 PPG along with 2.4 RPG while Brenen Lorient has 12.2 PPG with 4.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for North Texas up to this point in the year. Johnathan Massie has 8 PPG with 4.8 RPG while Jasper Floyd has 8.2 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG as well on the year to lead the Mean Green in the assist department. Moulaye Sissoko has 7.6 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead North Texas on the glass while Latrell Jossell has 7.3 PPG as well on the year. As a team, North Texas is averaging 68.1 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three-point range and 77.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Texas Mean Green will win

• North Texas has won each of its last 13 games against non-Conference opponents at The Super Pit.

Total Points Facts

• Twenty-seven of Furman’s last 29 night games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 135+ points.
• Each of North Texas’ last four night games have produced a total of 132+ points.

North Texas vs Furman Prediction

I’m on the over in this game. These two teams started to really come on strong down the stretch offensively, despite playing at two of the slower paces in the country this season. North Texas was a team I wouldn’t rely on for points, yet they’d put up 70-75 points on any given night. On the other side, Furman found themselves in some pretty high-scoring affairs in SoCon play, and I think that even a modest 72-64 kind of game gets us well over this total. Give me the over here.