Furman Paladins vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Furman Paladins vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Monday, December 4, 2023

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Furman (+12)

Bud Walton Arena is the site where the Arkansas Razorbacks (5-3) will go up against the Furman Paladins (4-4) on Monday. Furman opens this contest as 12-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 160.5.

The Furman Paladins played Princeton and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-69 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Paladins walked away with 20 while Princeton finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 4 of their 31 attempts from downtown. Princeton ended up going 72.0% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 25 shots. On top of that, Princeton pulled down 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Princeton totaled 11 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Furman allowed 35.8% from the floor on 24 out of 67 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 35 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Paladins converted 11 of their 19 tries for a rate of 57.9%. Furman finished having earned a 49.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 51) and made 8 of their 23 shots from downtown.

Garrett Hien is one player who was a factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 77.8% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 30 minutes played and also snagged 8 rebounds. He notched 16 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Furman will take the court with a win-loss record of 4-4 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Furman is pulling in 37.8 rebounds per contest and has 145 assists for the season, which has them ranked 17th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Paladins are shooting 31.4% on shots from distance (70 of 223) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.3 points per game (53rd in college hoops) while hitting 48.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Paladins are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 33.1% on 3-point shots while they are 326th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (78.8). The Paladins are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (234 of 511) and they concede 34.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are 271st in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 110 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks got the win with a final of 80-75 against Duke. With respect to rebounding, Arkansas allowed Duke to collect 30 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 27.3% from downtown by going 6 out of 22 and ended up shooting 21 out of 31 from the charity stripe (67.7%). The Razorbacks permitted Duke to convert 24 of 67 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.8% in this matchup. Overall, the Razorbacks finished shooting 26 for 53 from the floor which had them at 49.1%. Concerning 3-point shots, Arkansas buried 9 out of 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.3%. Duke had 24 personal fouls for the game which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Razorbacks corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game.

Khalif Battle ended up being a major contributor for the Razorbacks for the contest. He earned 21 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 dimes for the game. He converted 5 of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss mark of 5-3 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Razorbacks are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks them 142nd in Division 1. Arkansas has accounted for 645 pts for the season (80.6 per contest) and they snag 38.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 11.1 times per contest (303rd in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Razorbacks are committing 21.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks on defense are ranked 274th in the country in points allowed per contest with 75.3. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (154th in Division 1). The Arkansas defense gives up 34.1% on shots from distance (58 of 170) and their opponents are connecting on 67.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.6 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which is 200th and 177th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas (-12)

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