The SoCon championship has been a tournament of dark horses.

The Championship game will be a showdown between No. 5 Furman and No. 6 Wofford.

The SoCon championship has been a tournament of dark horses. The No. 5 seed, Furman, and No. 6 seed, Wofford, will face off in the title game after a series of upsets.

Furman is coming off of an overtime win against No. 1 seed Chattanooga in the semifinal. Meanwhile, Wofford pulled off an upset against No. 3 seed East Tennessee State in the quarterfinal and then took down VMI, who was fresh off an upset against No. 2 seed UNC Greensboro.

Now, one of these two teams who finished in the middle of their conference standings will find themselves in the NCAA Tournament next week. Let's try to figure out who it's going to be.

Wofford vs. Furman Odds, Spread, and Total

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Wofford vs. Furman How to Watch

Game: Saturday, March 11

Tip-off: 1:00 PM ET

TV Channel: CBS Sports Network

Live Stream: CBSSports.com/live or the Paramount+ app

Wofford vs. Furman Key Players to Watch

Wofford

Kyler Filewich: Wofford's center has played a significant role in their tournament run. He leads the team in rebounds (9.5) and assists (3.1) and he has combined for 18 rebounds, six assists, and 26 points in their two tournament games.

Furman

Pjay Smith Jr.: Pjay Smith Jr. has been the hero of this Furman squad. Not only does he lead the team in points (17.7), assists (3.8), and steals (1.6) per game, but he has played his best basketball in the tournament, combining for 49 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists in their wins against Samford and Chattanooga.

Wofford vs. Furman Prediction and Pick

This game is going to come down to which team can hit their free throws at a higher rate. Furman ranks fifth in the country in 3-point shot rate (51.1%) and Wofford ranks 24th (47.4%). With that in mind, the Paladins defend the three much better, ranking 81st in opponent 3-point field goal percentage, allowing teams to shoot just 32.1% from beyond the arc. Wofford comes in at 209th in that stat (34.3%).

With a lot of the other metrics between these two teams being similar, I'm going to back the team with the strong perimeter defense in a game between two three-point shooting teams. I'll take Furman to win today's championship as a small favorite.

Pick: Furman -125 (via BetMGM Sportsbook)

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