Furman vs UNC Greensboro Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The Furman Paladins and the UNC-Greensboro Spartans meet Saturday in college basketball action from the First Horizon Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Furman vs. UNC-Greensboro prediction.

Furman Recap

The Furman Paladins come into this game looking to add on a 90-61 win over Western Carolina last time out to improve to 13-1 on the year. After this game, Furman will head on the road to take on the Citadel.

Paladins win 6th In A Row

PJay Smith Jr. leads the Paladins in scoring and in assists with 16.7 PPG and 3.7 APG while Nick Anderson has 12 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 8.4 PPG with a team-high 5.2 RPG and 2.9 APG while Cooper Bowser has 8.4 PPG as well on the year. Charles Johnston’s also contributed 8 PPG and 3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Furman is averaging 79.7 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 67.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Furman Paladins will win

• Furman has won each of its last 13 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• North Carolina-Greensboro has lost four of its last five day games against the Southern Conference.

UNC-Greensboro Recap

The UNC-Greensboro Spartans come into this game looking to build on a 68-66 win over Wofford last time out to improve to 8-6 on the year. After this game, UNC-Greensboro will head on the road to take on Chattanooga.

Spartans Looking To Build On Back-To-Back Ws

Kenyon Giles leads the Spartans in scoring with 16 PPG while Donovan Atwell has 13.2 PPG. Ronald Polite III has added 12.9 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead UNC-Greensboro in assists up to this point in the year. Jalen Breath has 7.1 PPG and 6.2 RPG to lead UNC-Greensboro on the glass so far this season. As a team, UNC-Greensboro is averaging 73.9 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 37.1% from three and 73.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina-Greensboro Spartans will win

• North Carolina-Greensboro has won each of its last five home games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Furman’s last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 146+ points.
• Five of North Carolina-Greensboro’s last six day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at First Horizon Coliseum have produced a total of 141+ points.

Furman vs. UNC-Greensboro Prediction

I’m on the under here. I just see two teams that shoot a ton of threes and also two teams that use threes as their predominant source of scoring output but two teams that also defend the three really well as Furman is 3rd in 3-point defense against D-I teams and UNCG is 39th. Both teams can hit their shots so I’m not going near this coin flip line, but I think the under is live here. Give me the under.