Furman vs. Samford Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 14

The Furman Paladins (12-5, 3-1 SoCon) visit the Samford Bulldogs (9-8, 2-2 SoCon) at Pete Hanna Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The Bulldogs are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 148.5.

Furman came out on top in its last matchup 69-48 against VMI on Saturday. Alex Wilkins totaled 17 points, three rebounds and four assists for Furman. Samford enters this contest after an 88-79 loss to Chattanooga on Saturday. Dylan Faulkner's team-high 24 points paced Samford in the losing effort.

Furman vs. Samford Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama
• Spread favorite: Furman -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Furman -115
• Moneyline underdog: Samford -105
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Furman vs. Samford

• Furman and its opponents have combined to go over Wednesday's over/under of 148.5 points five times this season.
• In Samford's 15 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's total of 148.5.
• The over/under for the matchup of 148.5 is 7.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Paladins (77.6) and Bulldogs (77.9).
• The 145.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 2.6 fewer than the 148.5 total in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Furman's games is 147.2 points, 1.3 fewer than the over/under of 148.5 set for this contest.
• A difference of 5.8 points separates the average over/under in Samford's games (154.3 points) and this game's over/under (148.5).

Betting the Spread: Furman vs. Samford

• In Furman's 14 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Paladins have been favored by 1.5 points or more 10 times this season and are 5-5 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, Samford is 6-9-0 this season.
• This year, the Bulldogs have just one ATS win in six games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Samford has one win against the spread and is 3-1 overall.
• Samford is winless ATS (0-3) as a 1.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• Furman is 3-1 overall, with two wins against the spread, away from home.
• Furman has two wins ATS (2-1) on the road as 1.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Furman vs. Samford

• Furman has been the moneyline favorite in 10 games this season and won eight (80%) of those contests.
• The Paladins have entered 10 games this season favored by -115 or more and are 8-2 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for Furman.
• Samford has been posted as the moneyline underdog six times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Bulldogs have won all of their six games in which they were named as at least a -105 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Samford has a 51.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.