Citadel Bulldogs (6-8, 1-1 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (10-5, 1-1 SoCon)
Greenville, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Furman -14.5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: Furman plays the Citadel Bulldogs after Garrett Hien scored 20 points in Furman's 79-67 loss to the Western Carolina Catamounts.
The Paladins have gone 8-1 at home. Furman is ninth in the SoCon with 8.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Jalen Slawson averaging 1.5.
The Bulldogs are 1-1 against SoCon opponents. Citadel ranks seventh in the SoCon with 12.7 assists per game led by Madison Durr averaging 2.9.
The Paladins and Bulldogs square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Slawson is averaging 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.5 blocks for the Paladins. JP Pegues is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Furman.
Stephen Clark is averaging 15.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Bulldogs. Austin Ash is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games for Citadel.
LAST 10 GAMES: Paladins: 7-3, averaging 82.2 points, 31.8 rebounds, 20.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points per game.
Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 70.0 points, 29.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
