The players to watch will include Marcus Foster when the Furman Paladins (16-15, 10-8 SoCon) play the Western Carolina Catamounts (22-9, 11-7 SoCon) at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, tipping off at 8:30 PM ET on Saturday. The Paladins are currently slim 1.5-point favorites against the Catamounts. The matchup’s point total is 148.
Furman vs. Western Carolina Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Furman | -1.5 | 148 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Western Carolina (+1.5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (148) |
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Furman vs. Western Carolina Stat Rankings
| Furman Avg. (Rank) | Western Carolina Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 79.6 (49th) | Points Scored | 76.9 (86th) |
| 75.7 (286th) | Points Allowed | 68.4 (78th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 9.5 (119th) | Off. Rebounds | 9.5 (119th) |
| 9.6 (23rd) | 3pt Made | 8.2 (104th) |
| 16.4 (25th) | Assists | 11.3 (310th) |
| 11.8 (243rd) | Turnovers | 9.4 (31st) |
Furman vs. Western Carolina Betting Trends
- The Paladins’ record against the spread is 9-17-1.
- Furman’s ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 8-11.
- Out of 27 Paladins games so far this year, 13 have hit the over.
- A total of 16 times so far this year, Furman and its opponent have combined for more than 148 points.
- The total for this game is 148, 7.3 points fewer than the average total in Paladins games thus far this season.
- Western Carolina has beaten the spread 15 times in 28 games.
- The Catamounts are 5-3 as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
- There have been 13 Furman’s games (out of 27) that went over the total this year.
- Catamounts games have finished with over 148 points scored 10 times this year.
- The over/under for this game is 2.8 points higher than the average scoring total for Western Carolina’s games of 145.2.
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Furman Impact Players
- Foster leads the Paladins at 7.6 rebounds per game, while also putting up 1.9 assists and 17.2 points.
- Pjay Smith Jr. averages 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 38.7% from the field and 36.1% from downtown with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game.
- Carter Whitt averages 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Garrett Hien posts 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. At the other end, he puts up 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
Western Carolina Impact Players
- Vonterius Woolbright paces the Catamounts in scoring (21.4 points per game), rebounding (12.1) and assists (5.4), shooting 46.3% from the field. He also delivers 0.6 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
- The Catamounts get 13.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game from Tre Jackson.
- The Catamounts get 11.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game from DJ Campbell.
- The Catamounts receive 12.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Russell Jones.
- Bernard Pelote gets the Catamounts 6.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per contest. He also averages 0.2 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
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