Furman vs Western Carolina 1/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Western Carolina Catamounts and Furman Paladins meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Timmons Arena. The Western Carolina Catamounts need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Furman Paladins look for a win after winning five of their last seven games.

The Western Carolina Catamounts are averaging 75.3 points on 40.7 percent shooting and allowing 78.5 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Nicholas Robinson is averaging 15.1 points and 2.7 assists, while Travion McCray is averaging 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. Vonterius Woolbright is the third double-digit scorer and Marcus Banks is dishing 0.6 assists. The Western Carolina Catamounts are shooting 33.4 percent from beyond the arc and 67.5 percent from the free throw line. The Western Carolina Catamounts are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game.

The Furman Paladins are averaging 77.6 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 70.9 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Jalen Slawson is averaging 15.6 points and 3.9 assists, while Alex Hunter is averaging 15.4 points and 2.7 rebounds. Mike Bothwell is the third double-digit scorer and Conley Garrison is dishing 2.6 assists. The Furman Paladins are shooting 38.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.3 percent from the free throw line. The Furman Paladins are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.

The Catamounts are 8-18 ATS in their last 26 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games. The Paladins are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 12-4 in Catamounts last 16 overall. The under is 7-3 in Paladins last 10 overall. The favorite is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.

The Western Carolina Catamounts have their issues and that includes losing their last five games by an average of 9.6 points while shooting 35 percent from the field, but this line suggests Furman is a world beater. The Furman Paladins have been hit or miss pretty much all season, and they win in the favorite role by an average of just seven points. It feels like we’re getting some meat on the bone here. Give me the Catamounts and the points.