The No. 4 seed Samford Bulldogs (22-9, 12-6 SoCon) will square off against the No. 5 seed Furman Paladins (23-8, 11-7 SoCon) in the SoCon tournament Saturday at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Saturday's matchup between the Bulldogs and the Paladins features the Bulldogs as moderate 3.5-point favorites. The game's point total is 154.5.
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Samford vs. Furman Odds and Game Info
- Game day: Saturday, March 8, 2025
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN+
- Location: Asheville, North Carolina
- Arena: Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville
- Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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Samford vs. Furman Odds and Prediction
- Spread favorite: Samford (-3.5)
- Moneyline: Samford (-156), Furman (+130)
- Total: 154.5 points
Pick ATS:Furman (+3.5)
- Pick OU: Under (154.5)
- Prediction: Samford 77, Furman 74
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Samford vs. Furman Comparison
| Samford Rank | Samford Stat | Furman Stat | Furman Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | 83.5 | Points Scored | 76.7 | 99th |
| 258th | 74.5 | Points Allowed | 68.4 | 73rd |
| 25th | 16.6 | Assists | 17.1 | 14th |
| 294th | 12.4 | Turnovers | 10.4 | 107th |
| 104th | 46.2% | Field Goal % | 45.2% | 152nd |
| 211th | 44.3% | Field Goal % Allowed | 41.4% | 52nd |
Samford Key Players
- Trey Fort leads the Bulldogs in scoring, tallying 15 points per game to go with 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
- Collin Holloway leads Samford in rebounding, averaging 5.1 per game, while Rylan Jones leads the team in assists, distributing an average of five in each contest.
- Fort makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bulldogs, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.
- Jones and Larry Olayinka lead Samford on the defensive end, with Jones leading the team in steals averaging 1.6 per game and Olayinka in blocks averaging 1.3 per contest.
Furman Key Players
- Pjay Smith Jr.'s points (17.2 per game) and assists (3.6 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Paladins' leaderboards.
- Ben Vanderwal is at the top of the Furman rebounding leaderboard with 5.4 rebounds per game. Vanderwal also scores 5.7 points and adds 1.9 assists per game.
- Smith hits 3.3 three-pointers per game, the most on the Paladins.
- Furman's leader in steals is Smith (1.6 per game), and its leader in blocks is Cooper Bowser (1.6 per game).
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