A berth in the NCAA Tournament will be on the line when the Chattanooga Mocs and Furman Paladins square off in the Southern Conference tournament final on Monday at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C. The Mocs (26-7), who are the top overall seed in the tournament, reached the championship game by rolling past Wofford, 79-56, in the semifinals on Sunday. Meanwhile, the second-seeded Paladins (22-11) advanced to the final by edging out Samford, 71-68. 

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Mocs are favored by 2.5 points in the latest Chattanooga vs. Furman odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over/Under for total points scored is 137. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

Before making any Furman vs. Chattanooga picks, be sure to check out what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows that Chattanooga has the best player in the conference in Malachi Smith. The 6-foot-4 transfer from Wright State leads the SoCon and ranks 16th in the country in scoring (20.4 points per game). He also averages 3.1 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game. For his efforts this season he was named the SoCon Player of the Year.

The model also knows that Furman has the SoCon's best defensive player in Jalen Slawson. The 6-foot-7 senior from Summerville, S.C., leads the conference in steals per game (1.76) and ranks in the top 10 in rebounding (7.5), field goal percentage (49.0), assists per game (3.8), free throw percentage (79.5) and blocks per game (1.67). Last week he was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year.

Now, the model has set its sights on the SoCon final and Chattanooga vs. Furman. We can tell you it is leaning Over the total, predicting a combined 149 points, and it also says one side of the spread covers in almost 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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