Furman Paladins vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 3/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Furman Paladins vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Furman (+7)

The Furman Paladins (25-9) are hitting the road to The Super Pit on Wednesday where they will go up against the North Texas Mean Green (24-8) in the 1st round of the NIT. Furman opens this matchup as 7-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 130.

The Furman Paladins took the court against Wofford and took a loss by a score of 92-85 in their last contest. Furman ended with a 48.2% FG percentage (27 out of 56) and converted 13 of their 33 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Paladins knocked down 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 19 assists in this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing defending, Furman allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the field on 26 out of 48 shooting. Wofford distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Wofford collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wofford ended up going 78.8% when shooting free throws by burying 26 of their 33 attempts. They buried 14 of 28 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Paladins left the arena with 23 and Wofford recorded 16 fouls.

PJay Smith is a player who played a role for the contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and totaled 7 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins played and collected 4 boards. He finished with 27 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Furman enters this game with a record of 25-9 this year. They cough up possession 11.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Furman is snagging 36.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 580 assists for the season, which ranks 6th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Paladins are hitting 36.7% on 3-pointers (370 of 1007) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. They average 77.6 points per game (82nd in college) while going 45.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Paladins are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They give up 31.6% from 3-point land while they are 105th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.6). The Paladins defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.9% (849 of 2,024) and they surrender 34.4 boards per game as a team. They rank 107th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 400 relinquished for the season.

When they last played, the North Texas Mean Green took a loss by a score of 66-56 when they faced UAB. The Mean Green corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. UAB had 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Mean Green to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, North Texas knocked down 4 of their 18 attempts (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Mean Green finished 20 for 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 32.3%. The Mean Green allowed UAB to bury 24 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 16 and finished the contest at 14 out of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). When it comes to rebounds, North Texas permitted UAB to collect 34 in total (13 offensive).

Atin Wright was important for the Mean Green in this game. He made 4 out of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 28.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

North Texas has a mark of 24-8 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mean Green are shooting 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 156th in the nation. North Texas has accounted for 2,179 pts so far this year (68.1 per game) and they pull down 32.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.6 times per game (351st in college) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per contest. The Mean Green are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game and they go 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The North Texas defense concedes 30.6% on three-point shots (181 of 591) and their opponents are making 74.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 9.4 dimes and 28.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 3rd and 3rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Mean Green on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 59.7. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the floor (44th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Texas (-7)

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