Samford Bulldogs vs Furman Paladins Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Samford Bulldogs vs Furman Paladins

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: Timmons Arena in Greenville, SC

TV: CBSSN

Timmons Arena is the location where the Furman Paladins (14-7) will try to defeat the Samford Bulldogs (10-11) on Thursday.

The Samford Bulldogs faced off with Chattanooga and took home the win by a score of 75-64 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 19 and Chattanooga totaled 27 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 26 attempts from long range. Chattanooga finished the contest at 66.7% at the free throw line by making 14 of 21 attempts. Additionally, Chattanooga snagged 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Chattanooga recorded 13 assists and had 1 steal for the game. In regard to defending, Samford allowed 41.7% from the field on 20 out of 48 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 33 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 23 of their 36 tries for a rate of 63.9%. Samford wrapped up the game with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and buried 10 out of their 29 shots from downtown.

Jadin Booth is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 56.3% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins played and grabbed 3 boards. He notched 28 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Samford will enter this matchup with a record of 10-11 on the season. They are turning it over 8.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Samford is collecting 36.3 boards per game and has totaled 318 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 94th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are connecting on 33.7% on shots from downtown (199 of 591) and 67.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.4 points per contest (167th in Division 1) while hitting 43.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 9.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They rank 168th in college hoops in giving up assists with 270 surrendered so far this year. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (569 of 1,274) and they surrender 37.3 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 37.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 249th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Furman Paladins got the victory with a final of 89-66 when they faced UNC Greensboro. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Furman permitted UNC Greensboro to snag 25 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished 26.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 26 and ended up going 13 out of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). The Paladins allowed UNC Greensboro to make 23 out of 53 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.4% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Paladins ended up going 32 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.2%. When discussing shots from downtown, Furman converted 14 out of their 27 attempts (51.9%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a clip of 91.7%. UNC Greensboro was called for 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Paladins to the free throw line for 12 tries. They turned the ball over 4 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. The Paladins collected 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in this matchup.

Alex Wilkins ended up having an impact for the Paladins for the matchup. He made 9 of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and totaled 6 assists in the matchup.

Furman has a record of 14-7 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Paladins are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 73rd in college hoops. Furman has accounted for 1,631 points this year (77.7 per contest) and they average 39.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.8 times per game (51st in the nation) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. The Paladins commit 14.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 66.0% from the free throw line.

The Paladins on defense are ranked 93rd in college in PPG given up with 70.1. They are forcing 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (92nd in college). The Furman defense allows 31.7% on 3-point attempts (170 of 537) and their opposition knocks down 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.7 assists and 32.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 125th and 74th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samford

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