Furman vs The Citadel Prediction 1/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Furman Paladins and the Citadel Bulldogs meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the McAlister Field House. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Furman vs. the Citadel prediction.

Furman Recap

The Furman Paladins come into this game looking to bounce back after an 84-67 loss to UNC-Greensboro in their last game to fall to 13-2 on the year. After this game, Furman will head home to take on Wofford.

Paladins Looking For Rebound Performance

PJay Smith Jr. leads the Paladins in scoring and in assists with 17.2 PPG and 3.5 APG while Nick Anderson has 11.7 PPG with 2.7 APG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Furman up to this point in the year. Garrett Hien also has 8.3 PPG with a team-high 5 RPG and 2.8 APG while Cooper Bowser has 8.4 PPG as well on the year. Charles Johnston also contributed 7.7 PPG and 3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Furman is averaging 78.9 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three, and 68% from the foul line this season.

Why the Furman Paladins will win

• Furman has won each of its last nine night games.
• The Citadel has lost 23 of its last 24 night games following a home loss.

The Citadel Recap

The Citadel Bulldogs come into this game looking to bounce back after an 81-68 loss at the hands of Chattanooga last time out to fall to 5-8 on the year. After this game, the Citadel will head on the road once again to take on East Tennessee State.

Bulldogs Lose 5th In A Row

Brody Fox leads the Citadel in scoring with 16.6 PPG along with 4.4 RPG and 2.4 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Citadel so far this season. Keynan Davis has 9.2 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Sola Adebisi has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Citadel in rebounding so far this season. Cameron Glover has 8.2 PPG and Colby McAllister has 7.2 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Paxton Davidson has 6.5 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, the Citadel is averaging 71.8 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 30.4% from behind the three-point line, and 58.4% from the foul line so far this season.

Why The Citadel Bulldogs will win

• The home team has won three of the last four games between Furman and The Citadel.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Furman’s last nine games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 146+ points.
• Each of The Citadel’s last seven games has produced a total of 142+ points.

Furman vs. the Citadel Prediction

I’m on Furman here. The Citadel has been finding new and creative ways to lose by big numbers all throughout this losing streak and I don’t see it ending here. The Paladins haven’t necessarily had the toughest strength of schedule to this point, but I don’t think the Citadel is all of a sudden going to wake up and cause problems here. The Citadel has some major issues offensively, and I think that Furman is the clearest team by a wide margin and should win this game by a wide margin as well. Give me the Paladins in a beatdown.