Furman looks to cover the Paladins-Catamounts pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 12-13 mark when they host Western Carolina in college basketball action.

The Paladins currently sports a 12-13 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 10-10 ATS. The Catamounts are 10-16 and 8-14 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Paladins produce a 8-12 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Catamounts have gone 9-13 against the number.



View Western Carolina vs Furman Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Paladins are listed as 6-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 213 (Paladins) and the No. 216 (Catamounts) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 69-67 result in favor of the Paladins has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Catamounts is ranked No. 137 in NCAA hoops at 35.3 per game. Contrast that with Furman’s No. 209 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Furman is the No. 106-ranked team in the country at 6.8 per game, while Western Carolina rates No. 90 at 7.1 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Western Carolina owns the country's No. 300-rated mark, allowing 76.2 points per game on the highway. Furman, on the other hand, rates No. 220 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Western Carolina, they were a 62-58 loser as they battled College of Charleston on the road. They covered in the match as a 9.5-point underdog. Brandon Boggs scored 15 points in a futile effort to lead the Catamounts to a win (they lost 62-58 to College of Charleston at Carolina First Arena on Thursday).

Furman lost its last outing, a 79-69 result against Appalachian State on February 9. They failed to cover in that game as a 5.5-point favorite. The Paladins got 14 points from Brandon Sebirumbi, but it was Appalachian State that prevailed in a 79-69 final on Thursday at Timmons Arena.


Western Carolina Catamounts Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing The Citadel are 6-4
After playing College of Charleston are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Furman Paladins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Samford are 2-5
After playing Appalachian State are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Catamounts at Paladins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Carolina's last 6 games on the road
Western Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Furman
Western Carolina is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Western Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Furman is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Western Carolina
Furman is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Furman's last 12 games
Furman is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Western Carolina home to The Citadel, Thursday, February 16
Furman at Samford, Saturday, February 18