Furman vs East Tennessee State Betting Preview
College basketball content contributor Kyle Kargel gives his Furman vs East Tennessee State prediction in the Southern Conference. At the time of posting, the Paladins have opened as a 6-point road favorite over the home Buccaneers, with the total sitting at 144.5 points.
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Monday, February 7 | Southern Conference Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Furman Paladins -6 vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
Total: | 144.5 Points |
Game Time: | 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT |
Arena: | ETSU/MSHA Athletics Center in Johnson City, TN |
TV: | ESPNU |
Furman vs East Tennessee State Analysis
The Southern Conference is still up for grabs as Furman heads to East Tennessee State to take on the Buccaneers.
Furman lost a little ground after a tough home loss against UNC Greensboro 58-56 but before that had won six of seven including a home win against East Tennessee State 78-69.
The Buccaneers need to get it back together if they want to contend in the Southern Conference down the stretch as they’ve lost five straight after a 12-8 start to the season. Those five losses include Southern Conference bottom feeders Western Carolina and The Citadel.
Three Point Shooting Key For Furman
The Paladins head into this showdown as the top team in the country whose percentage of points come from behind the three point line at 46% when the NCAA average is 31%. They rank almost dead last in the country whose percentage of points come from inside the arch at 40% (national average is 50%).
This is odd considering the Paladins rank in the top 80 in the country in two point shooting at 52.5%. They’re 14th in the country in three point shooting percentage at 38%.
So who is leading the charge in their three point shooting raid? Seniors Alex Hunter (45% 3pt) and Conley Garrison average (45.8% 3 pt) are the starters on the floor who take advantage most of their ability to shoot the three ball.
Leading scorer Mike Bothwell (15.4 ppg) also provides a boost for the team averaging over 33% from three and 84% at the free throw line.
Buccaneers Trying to Bounce Back
The Buccaneers actually play a similar style of basketball in that they rank in the top 20 in the country in percentage of points from downtown. Where Furman struggles significantly is their ability to play aggressively near the rim and get to the free throw line.
They rank near the bottom of the country in free throws attempted per game. This is something the Buccaneers should work on, especially in this game as Furman deploys one of the shortest rosters in the country.
They’re probably not aggressive though because as a team ETSU only shoots 68.5% from the free throw line, good for 262nd in the country.
They need to play a solid offensive game which they’re used to doing in general ranking in the top 100 nationally in key offensive categories including adjusted offensive efficiency, effective field goal percentage, turnover rate and three point shooting percentage.
Key players include David Sloan (12.7 ppg, 5.2 apg) and Jordan King (14.5 ppg, 43.4% 3 pt shooting, 78% ft shooting).
Furman vs East Tennessee State Prediction
Furman needs this win to keep pace with Chattanooga and need to desperately make up for their last loss against UNC Greensboro in which Furman was favored by 10.5 points. The fire is now lit underneath them if they want to make a serious run at the Southern Conference regular season title.
Prediction: Furman -6
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