Chattanooga Mocs vs Furman Paladins Prediction, 2/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs Furman Paladins

Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026

Location: Timmons Arena in Greenville, SC

TV: ESPN2

The Furman Paladins (15-7) host the Chattanooga Mocs (9-13) at Timmons Arena on Sunday.

The Chattanooga Mocs faced Wofford and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-55 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Mocs ended up finishing with 16 while Wofford finished the game with 17 fouls. They also buried 8 of 28 attempts from three-point range. Wofford finished the contest at 65.0% at the free throw line by burying 13 of 20 shots. Additionally, Wofford grabbed 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wofford distributed 19 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Chattanooga allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 30 of 70 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this contest while forcing 4 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mocs knocked down 11 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 57.9%. Chattanooga finished with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 of 56) and buried 6 out of their 29 shots from downtown.

Jordan Frison is one guy who played a role for the contest. He was able to score 12 points on 4 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins played and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up going 36.4% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Chattanooga comes into this matchup with a mark of 9-13 for the year. They cough up possession 9.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.6 fouls per game. As a team, Chattanooga is grabbing 33.3 boards per game and has tallied 338 assists for the season, which ranks 78th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Mocs are shooting 35.5% on three-point attempts (237 of 667) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.4 pts per game (207th in the nation) while hitting 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Mocs are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.2 fouls. They concede 31.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 177th in college in points per game allowed (73.3). The Mocs are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.4% (542 of 1,278) and they concede 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 203rd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 289 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Furman Paladins took home the win by a final score of 78-73 when they played Samford. The Paladins recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, but finished the game with no steals. Samford had 20 personal fouls for this game which got the Paladins to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Furman converted 7 of 21 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Paladins finished 28 out of 48 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.3%. The Paladins allowed Samford to knock down 27 of their 66 attempts from the field which had them at 40.9% in this game. They finished 28.0% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 25 and finished the game at 12 out of 22 from the charity stripe (54.5%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Furman permitted Samford to get 29 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Tom House ended up being a major contributor for the Paladins in this matchup. He earned 21 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

Furman has a win-loss record of 15-7 for the season. The Paladins have committed 14.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 66.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per contest (54th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest. Furman has accounted for 1,709 points this season (77.7 per contest) and they snag 39.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Paladins are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which is ranked 57th in the country.

The Furman defense allows 31.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (177 of 562) and opponents are converting on 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.7 assists and 32.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 124th and 78th in college hoops. The Paladins on the defensive end are ranked 92nd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 70.2. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (90th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Furman

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