Furman vs. UConn First Round Game Preview, Picks, Betting Odds & Data

By Thom Cunningham | Mar 19, 2026, 6:12pm

The UConn Huskies look to add another National Championship this March Madness, already winning two of the last three. They begin their journey with the Furman Paladins, upsetting many schools en route to winning the SoCon title. Let’s go through the betting data, details, analytics and more for this East Region game.

Furman vs. UConn Game Information

Date: Friday, Mar. 20, 2026
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Network: TBS
Region: East
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena

Furman vs. UConn Betting Resources

Furman vs. UConn Betting Odds

Furman vs. UConn Betting Data

Furman Paladins

Region Odds:
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Seed: No. 15
Record: 22-12
Conference: SoCon
PS/G: 76.5
PA/G: 70.5
ORtg: 113.4
DRtg: 104.6

UConn Huskies

Region Odds:
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Seed: No. 2
Record: 29-5
Conference: Big East
PS/G: 77.5
PA/G: 65.1
ORtg: 116.5
DRtg: 97.9

Furman vs. UConn Key Players

Furman Paladins

Alex Wilkins (FR) – 17.7 ppg; 4.7 apg
Cooper Bowser (JR) – 14 ppg; 6 rpg

UConn Huskies

Solomon Ball (JR) – 13.5 ppg
Alex Karaban (SR) – 12.6 ppg; 5.2 rpg
Silas Demary (JR) – 10.9 ppg; 4.5 rpg; 6.2 apg

Furman vs. UConn Betting Analysis

It’s hard to see Furman compete here, but the Paladins have covered four of six games which includes one push entering this event. Furman does lean Over recently, hitting the Over in three of four games. Outside those numbers, there isn’t much to back on Furman. UConn is one of the worst ATS schools in the country, believe it or not, failing to cover 22 of 33 games this season and coming off a 20-point loss to Saint John’s.

Despite UConn htting the Over in eight straight games at one point this season, the Huskies have hit the Under in five of seven games – the back end of conference play.

Furman vs. UConn Best Bet, Pick & Prediction

The most conviction in betting this game seems to be Furman’s spread, with UConn posting as 12-22 ATS record this season. However, UConn is 4-3 ATS over its last seven games, so we’ll go to the total instead where we’ll play Furman’s recent O/U trends along with UConn’s Over trends prior to the back-nine of the Big East schedule. Also, Furman has gone Over 137 total points in nine straight games on a neutral court.

Score Prediction: UConn 80, Furman 65
Best Bet: Over 136 (-110)

Photo Credit: AP/Jessica Hill

Thom Cunningham

Thom Cunningham is the Lineups.com News Editor and has been involved with sports media for almost two decades at Spectrum, VegasInsider.com, Oddschecker, VSiN and much more as a content producer - focused on the betting and gaming space over the last decade tracking insights, data analytics and covering various markets from the NFL to the Oscars.