Furman vs VMI Prediction 1/22/25 College Basketball Picks

The Furman Paladins and the VMI Keydets meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Cameron Hall. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Furman vs. VMI prediction.

Furman Recap

The Furman Paladins will be out to bounce back from a 75-71 loss at the hands of Chattanooga last time out to fall to 15-4 on the year. After this game, Furman will head on the road for a matchup with Mercer.

Paladins Looking For Consistency

PJay Smith Jr. leads the Paladins in scoring and in assists with 16.6 PPG and 3.2 APG while Nick Anderson has 12.6 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 RPG and 2.8 APG while Cooper Bowser has 8.5 PPG and 5 RPG as well on the year. Charles Johnston also contributed 6.9 PPG and 3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Furman is averaging 76.6 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three, and 67.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Furman Paladins will win

• VMI has lost 12 of its last 13 night games against the Southern Conference.
• Furman has won 11 of its last 12 night games.

VMI Recap

The VMI Keydets come into this game looking to add on to their 75-70 win over The Citadel last time out to improve to 8-11 on the year. After this game, VMI will welcome the UNC-Greensboro Spartans to town.

Keydets Win Back-To-Back Games

Rickey Bradley Jr. leads VMI in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 4.8 RPG and 3.3 APG while Augustinas Kiudulas has 15.4 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead VMI on the glass. TJ Johnson has 12.6 PPG and 4.6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for VMI so far this season. Linus Holmstrom posted 7.5 PPG while Tan Yildizoglu has 7.4 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Keydets in the assist department up to this point in the season. As a team, VMI is averaging 76.3 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 34.3% from behind the three-point line, and 74.6% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the VMI Keydets will win

• VMI has won each of its last five night games at Cameron Hall.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of VMI’s last nine night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Cameron Hall have produced a total of 147+ points.
• Each of Furman’s last four night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Cameron Hall have produced a total of 146+ points.

Furman vs. VMI Prediction

I’m on Furman here. I’m not going to be blinded by two wins by VMI against the two worst teams in the conference: the Citadel and Western Carolina. Furman’s still the far better team here and it’s really not that close. I’m honestly surprised this line is sitting at single digits. The Keydets far more often than not have ended up getting blown out and I wouldn’t be shocked if it was more of the same here. Give me Furman.