Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Samford vs. Furman
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 7:00 PM
Play: Total: 150/-110 Over
The Samford Bulldogs and the Furman Paladins meet today from Timmons Arena. Samford is 10-2 this year and is coming off a win over Ole Miss and Furman is 8-5 so far after the Paladins beat Presbyterian in their last game. Furman enters with the better strength of schedule but both teams are scoring more than their opposing defense is surrendering and they are limiting the opposition on defense, holding them to less points than the offenses average. There are contrasting tastes between these two squads as Samford (92nd in the country in game pace) prefers more of an up-and-down game, while Furman (236th) is happy to put the brakes on if need be. Samford is 104th in the nation in effective field goal percentage and will be up against the Paladins 268th ranked defense while Furman ranks 17th in the nation in effective field goal percentage and will be up against the Bulldogs 269th adjusted defensive efficiency. Both teams also score a bunch of their points from behind the arc while Samford shoots 33.3% and Furman ranks 16th in the country by shooting 39% from three. Additionally, the Over is 5-1 in Bulldogs last 6 vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 5-2-1 in Bulldogs last 8 overall, 26-12 in Bulldogs last 38 games as a road underdog, 36-17 in Bulldogs last 53 road games, 9-1 in Paladins last 10 games as a favorite, 7-1 in Paladins last 8 vs. a team with a winning straight up record, 5-1 in Paladins last 6 games as a home favorite, 5-1 in Paladins last 6 home games and is 11-3 in Paladins last 14 overall. Take Over 149.5