Furman Vs Western Carolina: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 5, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 5, 2023

The college basketball slate on Sunday includes Jalen Slawson and the Furman Paladins (25-7, 15-3 SoCon) hosting the Western Carolina Catamounts (18-14, 10-8 SoCon) at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, with the matchup tipping at 4:00 PM ET. Furman is a sizable 12.5-point favorite against Western Carolina when the Paladins take on the Catamounts on Sunday. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5.

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Furman Vs Western Carolina Betting Lines

Furman vs Western Carolina Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Furman -12.5 149.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Western Carolina (+12.5)
Total Pick Under (149.5)

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Furman Vs Western Carolina Stat Rankings

Furman Avg. (Rank) Western Carolina Avg. (Rank)
81.9 (11th) Points Scored 74.3 (118th)
70.7 (200th) Points Allowed 70.5 (190th)
33.9 (112th) Rebounds 34.4 (80th)
9.3 (159th) Off. Rebounds 8.8 (201st)
9.7 (19th) 3pt Made 8.8 (50th)
17.5 (5th) Assists 12.6 (226th)
11.1 (95th) Turnovers 10.2 (29th)

Furman Vs Western Carolina Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Paladins are 17-12-0 this year.
  • Furman’s ATS record as 12.5-point favorites or more is 5-4.
  • Out of 29 Paladins games so far this year, 15 have hit the over.
  • Furman and its opponent have broken the 149.5-point mark 14 times this season.
  • Paladins games average 152.6 total points this season, 3.1 points less than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Western Carolina has covered the spread 15 times in 29 games.
  • The Catamounts have two wins ATS (2-2) as a 12.5-point underdog or more this season.
  • Out of 29 Furman’s games so far this season, 15 have gone over the total.
  • Catamounts games have finished with over 149.5 points scored 10 times this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 4.7 points higher than the average scoring total for Western Carolina’s games of 144.8.

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Furman Impact Players

  • Slawson puts up a team-leading 7.2 rebounds per contest. He is also posting 15.6 points and 3.3 assists, shooting 55.4% from the floor and 38.5% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Mike Bothwell posts a team-high 17.8 points per contest. He is also posting 3.5 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 52.6% from the floor and 34.8% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • JP Pegues is tops on his squad in assists per game (4), and also totals 11.4 points and 3.7 rebounds. At the other end, he tallies 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Marcus Foster puts up 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 43% from the floor and 36.5% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Garrett Hien puts up 8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.

Western Carolina Impact Players

  • Vonterius Woolbright is No. 1 on the Catamounts in assists (5 per game), and posts 14.3 points and 7.4 rebounds. He also puts up 1 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Tyzhaun Claude is averaging a team-leading 8.5 rebounds per contest. And he is contributing 15.4 points and 0.6 assists, making 51.8% of his shots from the floor.
  • Tre Jackson is the Catamounts’ top scorer (15.8 points per game) and assist man (1.7), and puts up 3.8 rebounds.
  • The Catamounts receive 9.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game from Russell Jones.
  • Tyler Harris gives the Catamounts 5.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.

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