The Connecticut Huskies (2-0) and Furman Paladins (2-1) will take the court at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion for this game. The game gets underway at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 21 and can be seen on EFC and ES3.
The Huskies easily got past New Hampshire 85-66 on Tuesday. Rodney Purvis played a pivotal role with 20 points, four rebounds, and three assists. The Paladins, meanwhile, are coming off a 77-68 loss against Charlotte on Thursday. Furman lost despite the best efforts of Matt Rafferty, who recorded his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Connecticut is a heavy 16-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 140 points. The Huskies come into the game with the 25th-ranked scoring offense in the nation, averaging 92.5 points per game. Spreading the ball around is a huge part of Connecticut’s offense. They are 35th in the nation in assists with an average of 19.0 per game. Transitioning to the Connecticut defense, teams have to fight for open shots against the Huskies, who have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the country at .331. Opponents have consistently had their shots rejected by the Huskies, leading the country in blocks per game with 11.0. Connecticut has given up very few turnovers with an average of only 9.5 per game.
Over on the other bench, the Paladins have 2-1 SU and 1-1 ATS records. The Paladins have controlled the offensive glass with an average of 16.3 offensive rebounds per game, 26th in the country.
This game will be the first meeting for Connecticut and Furman in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – UConn, ATS Winner – UConn, O/U – Over
Notes
Connecticut is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Connecticut is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Connecticut is one of the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 92.5 points per game (ranked 25th). Furman, on the other hand, allows 66.7 points per game (ranked 119th).
Connecticut scores 92.5 points per home game (ranked 59th). Furman ranks a poor 182nd in points allowed on the road, allowing 73.5 points.
Ranked ninth, the Connecticut Huskies have an offensive rating of 131.1. The Furman Paladins rank 154th with a defensive rating of just 97.7.
On average, Connecticut has 70.6 possessions per game and scores 1.311 points on each possession. Furman has both fewer possessions (65.5) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.068).
On average, Connecticut attempts 24.0 three pointers and Furman attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Connecticut Huskies are undefeated at 2-0 while the Furman Paladins have an even 1-1 record.
The Connecticut Huskies rank 12th with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.00, while the Furman Paladins rank outside the top 100 (329th) with an A/TO of .62.
Connecticut ranks 32nd in rebounds per game with 46.0 and Furman ranks 95th with 42.0 rebounds per game.
The Connecticut Huskies average 5.0 steals per game. When allowing 5 or more steals, the Furman Paladins are an even 1-1 this season.
