Furman vs Belmont Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/8/24

The Furman Paladins and the Belmont Bruins meet Friday in college basketball action from the Curb Event Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Furman vs. Belmont prediction.

Furman Recap

The Furman Paladins come into this one looking to build on their 104-46 beatdown win over subdivision Columbia International. After this game, Furman will meet Jacksonville and Tulane.

Paladins Looking To Build On Rout

Tom House led the Paladins with 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting with 4 threes and 3 steals while Tommy Humphries had 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting. Mason Smith and Tyrese Hughey each had 11 points with Smith logging a pair of threes and 5 rebounds while Hughey had a team-high 12 rebounds for the double-double. Eddrin Bronson added 10 points on 4 of 9 shooting with a pair of threes to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Furman in the win. Cooper Bowser also had 8 points with a team-high 5 assists while Ben VanderWal added 3 steals. As a team, Furman is averaging 104 PPG on 63.5% shooting from the field, 61.9% from three, and 61.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Furman Paladins will win

• Belmont has lost each of its last eight Friday games.
• Furman has won 10 of its last 11 Friday night games against non-conference opponents.

Belmont Recap

The Belmont Bruins come into this one looking to add on to their season-opening 93-70 win over subdivision Maryville last time out. After this game, Belmont will take on Lipscomb, Air Force, Oral Roberts, and Loyola Marymount.

Bruins Looking To Keep Ball Rolling

Isaiah Walker led the Bruins with 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting with 3 threes and 3 assists while Sam Orme added 15 points on 5 of 7 shooting with 3 threes. Tyler Lundblade added 14 points on 4 threes while Brody Peebles added 12 points and Brigham Rogers had 10 points with 4 rebounds to cap off the scoring in double figures for Belmont in the win. Win Miller had a team-high 5 assists while Drew Scharnowski added 4 assists and Jonathan Pierre added a team-high 9 rebounds. Aidan Noyes added 9 points and 8 rebounds of his own as well in the win. As a team, Belmont is averaging 93 PPG on 51.6% shooting from the field, 46.2% from three, and 88.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Belmont Bruins will win

• Belmont has won each of its last 26 night games against non-conference opponents at Curb Event Center.
• Furman has lost each of its last three road games following a home win.

Furman vs. Belmont Prediction

I’m on the under here. You have two teams that didn’t really give us much info to work with having both played subdivision teams in their openers and while both of these teams have been mid-major darlings for bettors the last few years, the reality is both have been hit hard in terms of talent lost this offseason and I think against opposition with a pulse, it may take time to get going here. I think this is a game where both teams finish in or near the low 70s, so give me the under here.