The No. 5 seed from the South Region bracket, the San Diego State Aztecs (28-6), play the No. 13 seed Furman Paladins (28-7) on Saturday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on the line. San Diego State has been installed as a 5.5-point favorite to win this second round matchup, which tips off at 12:10 PM on CBS.
San Diego State is 6-4 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its past 10 contests.
In its past 10 games, San Diego State has hit the over once.
San Diego State and its opponents have combined to score an average of 136.4 points over its last 10 games, 1.1 less than the 137.5 over/under in this matchup.
In its past 10 games, San Diego State is scoring 6.1 fewer points per game than its season-long scoring average.
Furman has a 6-4 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall over its last 10 games.
The Paladins have hit the over in seven of their past 10 contests.
Furman and its opponents have combined to score an average of 146 combined points over its last 10 games, 8.5 more than the 137.5 over/under in this matchup.
In their last 10 games, the Paladins are scoring 0.7 fewer points per game than their season-long scoring average, 81.7 PPG.
San Diego State vs. Furman Betting Trends
So far this season, San Diego State has compiled a 16-16-1 record against the spread.
In games this season it was favored by 5.5 points or more, San Diego State has a 10-10-1 record against the spread.
In San Diego State's 32 games with a set total, 14 have hit the over (43.8%).
The Aztecs average just 0.7 more points per game (71.8) than the Paladins give up (71.1).
When San Diego State puts up more than 71.1 points, it is 10-6-1 against the spread and 17-1 overall.
Furman has a 19-13-0 record against the spread this season.
In games it has played as at least a 5.5-point underdog this season, Furman is 1-1 against the spread.
Of Furman's 32 games with a set total, 18 have hit the over (56.2%).
The Paladins average 18.3 more points per game (81.7) than the Aztecs allow their opponents to score (63.4).
Furman is 16-12 against the spread and 24-7 overall when it scores more than 63.4 points.
San Diego State vs. Furman Over/Under Trends
San Diego State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (137.5 points) 15 times this season.
This season, 24 games Furman has played finished with a combined score over 137.5 points.
The total for this matchup of 137.5 is 16 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for San Diego State (71.8) and Furman (81.7).
This game's total is three more points than the 134.5 these two teams combine to give up per game.
This season the average over/under for San Diego State's games is 135.2 points, 2.3 lower than the over/under of 137.5 points set for this contest.
The over/under for this matchup is 15.3 points lower than the average over/under in Furman's games this season of 152.8.
San Diego State Team Leaders
Matt Bradley: 13.1 PTS, 41.4 FG%, 37.3 3PT% (53-for-142)
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