Furman Paladins

The Paladins went 11-5 at home in 2025-26 and covered four home spreads in 13; only 34 Division I teams had a lower home rate. Away from home they covered 7 of 12, and they won the conference tournament covering all three games.

The home number

Furman won its home games by less than the line, or lost them as favorites. Home wins that missed included Charleston Southern 84-76 laying 10.5, Mercer 74-72 laying 2.5, Samford 78-73 laying 5.5 and Chattanooga 75-70 laying 7.5. The home losses were all as favorites: Troy at -135, Western Carolina at -440, Wofford at -225, UNC Greensboro at -750 and East Tennessee State at -120. One unit on Furman in each priced home game lost 2.64 units.

The road and the neutral floor

Away they covered 7 of 12. The tournament run was on a neutral floor, three wins and three covers: 86-81 over Samford as +102 underdogs, 81-75 over UNC Greensboro laying 5.5, and 76-61 over East Tennessee State in the final getting 1.5. March was 3-0 and 2.34 units.

The month that hurt

February cost 3.68 units on a 4-5 record, with four covers in nine, including the 67-64 home loss to UNC Greensboro at -750 and an 86-67 loss at Western Carolina at -120. Western Carolina beat them twice; Furman covered neither.

The season line

Favored 23 times, the Paladins went 16-7 and covered 11; the costliest road defeat was 77-75 at The Citadel at -650. December had been the smooth month, 6-0 straight up and 2.23 units, though only two covers in five.

Furman covered 15 of 31, 48.4%, and the moneyline over 30 priced games finished 0.79 units down. In the NCAA tournament it lost 82-71 to UConn.

The total

Sixteen unders and 15 overs; Furman allowed 70.5 points a game, and 88 Division I teams allowed fewer. No total lean.

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