Furman Paladins (5-0) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1-5)
North Charleston, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Paladins -10.5; over/under is 147.5
BOTTOM LINE: Furman plays Charleston Southern after Pjay Smith Jr. scored 29 points in Furman’s 124-48 victory against the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels.
The Buccaneers have gone 1-0 in home games. Charleston Southern is 1-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.5 turnovers per game.
The Paladins are 1-0 on the road. Furman averages 91.4 points and has outscored opponents by 30.6 points per game.
Charleston Southern averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 5.0 per game Furman allows. Furman scores 12.4 more points per game (91.4) than Charleston Southern allows (79.0).
TOP PERFORMERS: Taje’ Kelly is scoring 16.0 points per game with 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Buccaneers.
Smith is averaging 23.3 points, four assists and 2.8 steals for the Paladins.
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