Slawson and Furman host Appalachian State

Furman Paladins (4-2) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-2)

Boone, North Carolina; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Appalachian State -7; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: Furman takes on the Appalachian State Mountaineers after Jalen Slawson scored 22 points in Furman's 102-74 victory over the Tusculum Pioneers.

The Mountaineers are 3-2 in home games. Appalachian State is fifth in the Sun Belt scoring 80.6 points while shooting 44.6% from the field.

The Paladins are 0-0 on the road. Furman ranks fifth in the SoCon with 25.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Slawson averaging 5.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Gregory is shooting 44.3% and averaging 14.6 points for the Mountaineers. Tyree Boykin is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers for Appalachian State.

Mike Bothwell is scoring 19.8 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Paladins. Slawson is averaging 15.8 points and 6.5 rebounds for Furman.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.