The 7th-seeded Chattanooga Mocs (18-16) and No. 1 Furman Paladins (26-7) clash Monday in the Southern Conference Tournament Championship Game. Tip at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville is at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Chattanooga vs. Furman odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Chattanooga — which lost twice to the Paladins in the regular season — defeated Wofford 74-62 Sunday in the semifinals. The Mocs shot 50% from the floor and have shot a robust 54.8% over 3 games in this tournament. UTC went 7-11 in SoCon play.
Furman advanced to the conference final with an 83-80 overtime win over Western Carolina Sunday. The Paladins have won 5 games in a row and 13 of their last 14 contests. Furman went 15-3 in the SoCon regular season; it is looking to cap off a regular-season league title with a tournament crown and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1980.
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Chattanooga vs. Furman odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:35 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Chattanooga +230 (bet $100 to win $230) | Furman -290 (bet $290 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Chattanooga +6.5 (-110) | Furman -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 156.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Chattanooga vs. Furman picks and predictions
Prediction
Furman 76, Chattanooga 69
Moneyline
Peg Furman (-290) with slight edges in offensive and defensive efficiency and more significant edges in rebounding and turnover margin. The outer bounds of a 2-possession win are likely and so is a win probability in the 75% range.
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Against the spread
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Look to the total for the best bet in this one.
Over/Under
The Under is 8-2 across the last 10 meetings between these programs, and that includes 5 straight Unders across the last 2 seasons.
The Under is 14-3 in Chattanooga’s last 17 games against winning teams and is 5-0 in Furman’s last 5 against winning teams.
The Under is 6-2 in the Paladins’ last 8 neutral-site games. While the Mocs have shot lights out so far in this building we can anticipate some regression and fatigue on both ends of the court. Look for a finishing tally in the 140s.
BACK THE UNDER 157.5 (-110).
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