The 7th-seeded Chattanooga Mocs (18-16) and No. 1 Furman Paladins (26-7) clash Monday in the Southern Conference Tournament championship game. Tip at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville is at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Chattanooga vs. Furman odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Chattanooga — which lost twice to the Paladins in the regular season — defeated Wofford 74-62 Sunday in the semifinals. The Mocs shot 50% from the floor and have shot a robust 54.8% over 3 games in this tournament. UTC went 7-11 in SoCon play.
Furman advanced to the conference final with an 83-80 overtime win over Western Carolina Sunday. The Paladins have won 5 games in a row and 13 of their last 14 contests. Furman went 15-3 in the SoCon regular season; it is looking to cap off a regular-season league title with a tournament crown and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1980.
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