Furman looks to cover the Paladins-Cougars pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 7-7 mark when they host College of Charleston in college basketball action.

The Paladins bring a 7-7 record (5-4 ATS) to this tilt against the 10-4 Cougars, who are 6-5 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Furman go 4-5 so far and the Cougars go 5-5-1.



View College of Charleston vs Furman Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cougars are listed as 2-point favorites at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 208 (Paladins) and the No. 85 (Cougars) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 72-70 result in favor of the Cougars has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Furman has the nation's No. 208-rated offensive output, at 66.9 PPG. The visiting Cougars defense ranks No. 237 allowing on average 69.7 PPG. The Paladins FG% has averaged 41.4% so far, less than the Cougars marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.4% per game.

Defensively, College of Charleston features the nation's No. 146-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.7 points per game. Furman, meanwhile, comes in at No. 173 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for College of Charleston, they were a 75-58 loser as they battled Wofford on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 1.5-point favorite. Andrew Lawrence scored 14 points in a futile effort to lead the Cougars to a win (they lost 75-58 to Wofford at Benjamin Johnson Arena on Thursday).

Furman was a 77-45 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against The Citadel. They covered the 12–point spread as favorites. The battle between the Paladins and Bulldogs didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as The Citadel was handed a 77-45 defeat on Thursday at Timmons Arena.


College of Charleston Cougars Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing UNC Greensboro are 6-4
After playing Wofford are 8-2
After a loss are 8-2

Furman Paladins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Appalachian State are 6-4
After playing The Citadel are 1-9
After a win are 5-5

A few Cougars at Paladins trends to consider:
College of Charleston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Furman
Furman is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Furman's last 6 games when playing College of Charleston
Furman is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing College of Charleston
Furman is 2-7-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against College of Charleston


Next up:
College of Charleston home to UNC Greensboro, Thursday, January 12
Furman at Appalachian State, Thursday, January 12