Samford vs Furman Prediction 1/29/25 College Basketball Picks

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

Samford Recap

The Samford Bulldogs come into this game looking to build on a 77-61 win over Wofford last time out to improve to 17-4 on the year. After this game, Samford will head on the road again to take on the Citadel.

Bulldogs Win Back-To-Back Games

Jaden Brownell leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 14.6 PPG and 4 RPG while Trey Fort has 14 PPG with 3.6 RPG on the year. Collin Holloway has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead Samford in rebounding while Rylan Jones has 10.7 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department up to this point in the year and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Samford so far this season. Riley Allenspach also has 7.5 PPG with 2.7 RPG as well this season. As a team, Samford is averaging 84.4 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three, and 72.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Samford Bulldogs will win

• Samford has won 11 of its last 12 games against the Southern Conference.
• Furman has lost three of its last four home games against the Southern Conference.

Furman Recap

The Furman Paladins come into this game looking to build on their 79-74 win over Mercer last time out to improve to 16-5 on the year. After this game, Furman will head on the road to take on East Tennessee State.

Paladins Looking To Build Momentum

PJay Smith Jr. leads the Paladins in scoring and in assists with 16.6 PPG and 3.3 APG while Nick Anderson has 12.7 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 7.6 PPG with a team-high 4.8 RPG and 2.6 APG while Cooper Bowser has 8.3 PPG and 4.8 RPG as well on the year. Charles Johnston also contributed 7.2 PPG and 3.4 RPG during the year. As a team, Furman is averaging 77 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 67.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Furman Paladins will win

• Furman has won each of its last 19 Wednesday home games against the Southern Conference.

Samford vs. Furman Prediction

I’m on Samford here. I get the allure of backing Furman at home, where the Paladins have been so good this season, but the Paladins have also won games against inferior teams and haven’t had the best luck when taking the step up in competition in conference play. Samford is by a lot of metrics, the best team in the SoCon, and I think that Samford gets a big road win to remain at the top of the mountain in the conference standings. I’ll side with Samford in this one.