Furman Paladins vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 3/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Furman Paladins vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Furman (+6)

The Furman Paladins (27-7) are on their way to Amway Center on Thursday where they will play the Virginia Cavaliers (25-7). Furman opens this game as 6-point dogs. The betting total is set at 132.

The Furman Paladins stepped onto the hardwood against Chattanooga and went home with a win by a final score of 88-79 in their last game. Furman ended the game with a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 out of 58) and made 8 of 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Paladins knocked down 24 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 11 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to the defense, Furman allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. Chattanooga totaled 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Moreover, Chattanooga pulled down 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Chattanooga finished 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 20 shots. They buried 9 out of their 26 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Paladins ended up with 23 and Chattanooga accumulated 22 personal fouls.

Jalen Slawson is a player who played a role for the contest. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He went 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists.

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Furman will enter this game with a record of 27-7 this year. They have an average of 82.1 points per contest (8th in the nation) while going 48.3% from the field. The Paladins are connecting on 34.7% on 3-pointers (324 of 934) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Furman is pulling down 35.5 rebounds per game and has earned 581 assists on the season, which has them ranked 5th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Paladins are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 fouls. They currently rank 120th in college basketball in giving up assists with 387 conceded on the campaign. The Paladins are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.6% (884 of 1,982) and they relinquish 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 33.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 214th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.2).

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 59-49 against Duke. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Duke had 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.5%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Virginia buried 4 out of 17 tries (23.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers ended up shooting 16 out of 48 from the field which had them at 33.3%. The Cavaliers allowed Duke to make 19 of 45 attempts from the field which had them at 42.2% for the contest. They finished 30.8% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 22 at the free throw line (77.3%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Virginia permitted Duke to grab 30 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Reece Beekman ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers in this game. He made 5 of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He accumulated 12 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in this matchup.

Virginia has a record of 25-7 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which is ranked 171st in the country. Virginia has scored 2,170 pts so far this year (67.8 per game) and they collect 32.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per game (24th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 8.6 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 14.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.1% from the free throw line.

The Virginia defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from distance (224 of 659) and their opponents are connecting on 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 11.4 assists and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 85th and 62nd in college basketball. The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 6th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 60.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (52nd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia (-6)

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