Harvard Crimson vs Furman Paladins Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs Furman Paladins

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Timmons Arena in Greenville, SC

TV: ESPN+

Timmons Arena is the site where the Furman Paladins (4-4) will try to defeat the Harvard Crimson (5-4) on Saturday.

The Harvard Crimson faced UMass and ended up losing by a score of 78-71 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Crimson ended up with 17 and UMass recorded 19 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of 16 attempts from three-point range. UMass finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, UMass had 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UMass earned 19 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Harvard allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the floor on 28 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 29 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Crimson converted 12 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Harvard ended the contest having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 of 65) and converted 3 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Robert Hinton is one player who had an impact in the game. He finished the contest at 54.5% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 35 points on 12 out of 22 shooting.

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Harvard comes into this contest with a record of 5-4 for the season. They have an average of 69.6 points per outing (315th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor. The Crimson are connecting on 37.0% on 3-pointers (67 of 181) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Harvard is pulling down 32.1 rebounds per game and has earned 127 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 130th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 13.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Crimson are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They rank 230th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 113 surrendered for the campaign. The Crimson defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (215 of 497) and they surrender 30.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 32.7% on shots from downtown while they are 55th in college hoops in PPG allowed (65.9).

When they last played, the Furman Paladins went home victorious with a score of 97-88 when they faced Elon. The Paladins collected 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. Elon committed 23 fouls in the game which got the Paladins to the free throw line for 31 shots. They were able to convert 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.4%. In terms of 3-pointers, Furman converted 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). In all, the Paladins went 31 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 50.8%. The Paladins permitted Elon to make 29 out of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6% for this game. They finished 32.4% from three-point range by going 11 out of 34 and finished the game at 19 of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Furman permitted Elon to snag 31 overall (12 offensive).

Asa Thomas was important for the Paladins for the matchup. He converted 6 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 3 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and earned 2 assists in this matchup.

Furman has a win-loss record of 4-4 for the campaign. The Paladins are responsible for committing 13.6 fouls every game and they shoot 59.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.1 times per contest (102nd in college) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. Furman has accounted for 582 pts so far this season (72.8 per game) and they grab 39.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Paladins are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 147th in college hoops.

The Furman defense gives up 32.2% from downtown (64 of 199) and their opponents are making 72.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.4 assists and 30.4 boards per game, which is 127th and 36th in Division 1. The Paladins on the defensive end are ranked 112th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.6. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (203rd in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Furman

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