Wofford Terriers vs Furman Paladins Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wofford Terriers vs Furman Paladins

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Timmons Arena in Greenville, SC

TV: ESPN+

Timmons Arena is the site where the Furman Paladins (13-5) will play the Wofford Terriers (11-7) on Saturday.

The Wofford Terriers faced off with Chattanooga and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-67 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Terriers finished with 16 and Chattanooga recorded 16 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 24 tries from three-point range. Chattanooga finished the game shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of 19 tries. Moreover, Chattanooga grabbed 33 rebounds (3 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Chattanooga doled out 11 dimes and had 2 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Wofford let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Terriers made 16 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 64.0%. Wofford ended having earned a 35.0% field goal percentage (21 of 60) and buried 9 of their 28 3-point attempts.

Nils Machowski is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 33 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up shooting 58.8% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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Wofford will enter this matchup with a mark of 11-7 this year. They currently have an average of 78.6 points per game (143rd in the nation) while shooting 43.6% from the field. The Terriers are hitting 35.1% on 3-point shots (175 of 498) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wofford is collecting 36.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 262 assists for the campaign, which ranks 139th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Terriers are forcing 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are conceding 37.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 266th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.9). The Terriers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (487 of 1,045) and they concede 34.3 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 186th in college in giving up assists with 229 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the Furman Paladins got the victory with a final of 77-73 when they faced Samford. Regarding how they rebounded, Furman allowed Samford to grab 29 overall (5 offensive). They went 25.0% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 20 and finished the contest at 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). The Paladins permitted Samford to make 25 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.9% for the game. When the game finished, the Paladins walked away from this one shooting 29 for 67 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. With regard to shooting from distance, Furman knocked down 8 out of 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.8%. Samford was called for 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Paladins to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Paladins corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this game.

Alex Wilkins ended up being a factor for the Paladins for this contest. He earned 17 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the contest. He made 7 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Furman has a win-loss record of 13-5 on the campaign. The Paladins are committing 13.9 fouls every game and they shoot 63.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.8 times per contest (63rd in the country) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per contest. Furman has totaled 1,397 points for the year (77.6 per contest) and they pull in 40.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Paladins are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 85th in D-1.

The Paladins defensively are ranked 87th in college in points given up per game with 69.7. They are forcing 10.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (76th in D-1). The Furman defense allows 32.8% on 3-pointers (151 of 461) and opponents are making 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.7 dimes and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 120th and 84th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wofford

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