Furman Paladins vs Elon Phoenix Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Furman Paladins vs Elon Phoenix

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Schar Center in Elon, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Elon Phoenix (4-3) will try to beat the Furman Paladins (4-4) at Schar Center on Wednesday.

The Furman Paladins stepped onto the hardwood against Illinois State and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-65 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Paladins ended up with 16 and Illinois State totaled 13 fouls. They made 8 of 24 shots from 3-point land. Illinois State walked away from this one shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, Illinois State grabbed 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Illinois State distributed 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In terms of the defense, Furman allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the floor on 26 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Paladins buried 6 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. Furman finished with a 45.5% FG percentage (25 of 55) and converted 9 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Alex Wilkins is one player who was a major factor for the game. He ended up with 25 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He played for 30 mins but didn't pull down any rebounds. He went 52.9% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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Furman heads into this contest with a record of 4-4 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 13.6 fouls per game. As a team, Furman is snagging 39.3 boards per game and has totaled 129 assists this season, which has them ranked 81st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Paladins are shooting 28.9% on three-point shots (69 of 239) and 59.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.8 points per outing (281st in Division 1) on 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Paladins have forced 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 171st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 99 conceded this year. The Paladins defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.9% (202 of 460) and they surrender 30.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 32.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 113th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Elon Phoenix took a defeat with a final score of 91-84 when they faced Mercer. In relation to team rebounding, Elon permitted Mercer to pull down 28 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 40.0% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 30 and ended up going 23 of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). The Phoenix allowed Mercer to knock down 28 of 60 tries from the floor which left them shooting 46.7% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Phoenix went 28 for 67 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.8%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Elon converted 9 of 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.1%. Mercer committed 22 personal fouls for this game which took the Phoenix to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Phoenix recorded 26 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this contest.

Chandler Cuthrell ended up having an impact for the Phoenix for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 13 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Elon has a win-loss record of 4-3 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Phoenix are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which is 128th in the nation. Elon has scored 619 points this year (88.4 per game) and they average 39.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.4 times per game (90th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Phoenix are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.7% from the free throw line.

The Phoenix defensively are ranked 308th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 80.6. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (313th in college). The Elon defense allows 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (70 of 199) and their opposition knocks down 61.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.9 dimes and 34.3 boards per contest, which is 312th and 163rd in Division 1.

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