Samford vs. Furman Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - SoCon Tournament

The No. 3 seed Samford Bulldogs (18-13, 11-7 SoCon) are favored by 1.5 points in the SoCon Tournament against the No. 6 seed Furman Paladins (19-12, 10-8 SoCon) on Saturday at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, tipping off at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 146.5 points.

Samford heads into this game after an 87-78 win over UNC Greensboro on Saturday. Jadin Booth put up 40 points, eight rebounds and one assist for Samford. Furman is coming off of an 86-67 loss to Western Carolina in its most recent game on Saturday. Cooper Bowser scored 17 points in Furman's loss, leading the team.

Samford vs. Furman Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina
• Spread favorite: Samford -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Samford -125
• Moneyline underdog: Furman +102
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Samford vs. Furman

• Samford and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total (146.5 points) 20 times this season.
• In Furman's 28 games this season, 13 finished with more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 146.5.
• The over/under for the matchup of 146.5 is 8.3 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bulldogs (78.8 points per game) and the Paladins (76.0 points per game).
• The 145.2 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 1.3 less than the 146.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Samford has seen a 153.8-point over/under in its games this season, 7.3 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 0.1 points more than the average over/under in Furman's games this season (146.4 points).

Betting the Spread: Samford vs. Furman

• In Samford's 29 games this season, it has 16 wins against the spread.
• The Bulldogs are 8-6 ATS when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.
• Furman has played 28 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
• The Paladins have covered the spread twice this season when underdogs by 1.5 points or more (in six chances).
• Samford is 7-5 against the spread, and 9-3 overall, at home this year.
• Samford is 4-4 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or more at home.
• On the road, Furman is 7-5 overall and 7-5 against the spread.
• This season Furman is 6-3 ATS as 1.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Samford vs. Furman

• This season, Samford has won 13 out of the 15 games, or 86.7%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• This season, the Bulldogs have won 12 of their 14 games, or 85.7%, when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Samford, based on the moneyline, is 55.6%.
• Furman has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in seven games this year and has walked away with the win one time (14.3%) in those games.
• This season, the Paladins have been victorious one time in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
• Furman has an implied victory probability of 49.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.