Furman Paladins vs San Diego State Aztecs 3/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
Men’s Basketball Championship – South Region – 2nd Round
The #13 Furman Paladins will meet with the 5 San Diego State Aztecs at Amway Center on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 12:10 PM EDT.
Furman will enter the game with a 28-7 win-loss record overall. They are scoring 81.7 points per game on 48.1% field goal shooting, which ranks them 10th in collegiate basketball.
The Paladins are making 74.0% of their free throw attempts and 334% of their 3-point attempts (334 of 962).
Furman’s collective 35.4 rebounds per game and 592 assists this season rank 5th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball.
Mike Bothwell led Furman in scoring during the regular season with an average of 18.0 points per game. Jalen Slawson was second in scoring and first in rebounding with averages of 15.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
JP Pegues was the player with the most assists, averaging 4.0 per game. Furman averaged 82.1 points per game, shooting 48.3% from the field and 34.7% from beyond the arc.
- The total went OVER in 4 of Furman’s previous 5 matches.
- The Furman Paladins are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
- The Paladins are 6-1 SU in their previous 7 contests in March.
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Furman Paladins vs San Diego State Aztecs Predictions 3/18/2023
San Diego State is 28-6 thus far this year. The Aztecs are accountable for 16.2 personal fouls per game and make 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They give away possession 11.9 times per game while receiving an assist 13.4 times per game (156th in D-1).
San Diego State scored a total of 2,441 points this season (71.8 per game), averaging 35.9 rebounds each contest.
The Aztecs are completing 44.4% of their field goals in terms of offensive execution, which places them 190th in the nation. At 63.4 points allowed per game on defense, the Aztecs rank 28th in Division 1 overall.
Matt Bradley averaged 12.9 points per game for San Diego State during the regular season, while Darrion Trammell was the team’s second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 9.5 points and 3.3 assists per game.
Nathan Mensah was the best rebounder, with an average of 5.8 rebounds per game.
- The total went UNDER in 9 of San Diego State’s previous 9 meetings.
- The San Diego State Aztecs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 contests.
- The total went UNDER in 5 of the Aztecs’ last 5 encounters in March.
#13 Furman Paladins vs 5 San Diego State Aztecs. The NCAAB pick for this game is the San Diego State Aztecs.
This is a classic game between offense and defense, since Furman is hard to stop when they have the ball and San Diego State has one of the toughest defenses in the country.
San Diego State is allowing only an average of 64.4 points per game and 42.1% shooting, and covered the spread four out of the previous five times.
San Diego State opponents only make 29.8% of their three-point shots, which is 15th in the country. The San Diego State Aztecs will win by a predicted play of ATS 70-60.
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Furman Paladins vs San Diego State Aztecs 3/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NCAAB Starting Time: 12:10 PM (EDT)
Location: Amway Center
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
TV: CBS
NCAAB Odds: San Diego State Aztecs -5.5
NCAAB Totals: 137.5