Chattanooga vs Furman Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks

The Chattanooga Mocs and the Furman Paladins meet Saturday in college basketball action from the McKenzie Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chattanooga vs. Furman prediction.

Chattanooga Recap

The Chattanooga Mocs come into this game looking to build on an 83-81 win over Wofford in their last game to improve to 11-7 on the year. After this game, Chattanooga will head home for a game against Samford.

Mocs Win Back-To-Back Games

Bash Wieland has 13.8 PPG with 4 RPG while Trey Bonham has 13 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.8 APG so far this season. Honor Huff has 12.9 PPG with 2.9 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Chattanooga up to this point in the year. Frank Champion posted 9.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 2.7 APG in 10 games played so far this season while Sean Cusano also has 6.4 PPG with 4.9 RPG to lead the Mocs on the glass and Garrison Keeslar has 5.9 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Mocs in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, Chattanooga is averaging 77.8 PPG on 47.4% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three, and 76.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Chattanooga Mocs will win

• Furman has lost three of its last four day games against the Southern Conference.

Furman Recap

The Furman Paladins come into this game looking to build on a 73-70 win over East Tennessee State last time out to improve to 15-3 on the year. After this game, Furman will trek out on the road for a game against VMI.

Paladins Looking For Consistency

PJay Smith Jr. leads the Paladins in scoring and in assists with 16.6 PPG and 3.3 APG while Nick Anderson has 12.5 PPG with 2.6 APG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Furman up to this point in the year. Garrett Hien also has 7.8 PPG with a team-high 5.1 RPG and 2.9 APG while Cooper Bowser has 8.5 PPG as well on the year. Charles Johnston also contributed 7.4 PPG and 3.2 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Furman is averaging 76.9 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three, and 68.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Furman Paladins will win

• Furman has won each of its last seven games following a home win.
• Chattanooga has lost three of its last four road games against the Southern Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Furman’s last seven day games against the Southern Conference has produced a total of 147+ points.
• Seven of Chattanooga’s last eight day games have produced a total of 148+ points.

Chattanooga vs. Furman Prediction

I’m backing the over here. This Chattanooga offense has been electric from a metrics standpoint over the course of conference play, with the Mocs ranking first in offensive efficiency, 3-point, and 2-point shooting and posting a solid 75.4% from the foul line. Furman’s defense has been decent, but Chattanooga’s been able to score in bunches all throughout conference play. On the other side, Chattanooga’s defense has been lacking with the worst 3-point defense in conference play, so I expect some positive regression for Furman who launches the 3rd most threes in conference play but is 2nd worst in conference hitting threes at just 29.1%. I think that regresses here and we get an overload of points to get us up and over this total.