The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
VMI Keydets
72 – 90
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Cameron Hall · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -11.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money VMI +575 / FUR -850
Model Predictions
Spread Total VMI win
Actual FUR +18 162 Lost
Massey FUR -13.2 (-4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (+16.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 11% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 7% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -11.3 (-6.7) 139.9 (+22.1) 22% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -12.0 (-6.0) 141.2 (+20.8) 21% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -11.5 (-6.5) 139.4 (+22.6) 14% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -11.8 (-6.2) 141.3 (+20.7) 16% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 FUR 69 – 48 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 75 – 71 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 75 – 62 VMI
Jan 17, 2024 FUR 100 – 60 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VMI FUR
Overall 6-26 22-13
Conference 1-17 10-8
Home 5-9 11-5
Away 1-14 7-5
Neutral 0-3 4-3
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L17 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 74.9
Avg Pts Against 83.2 72.5
Massey -17.8 (#358) -1.7 (#192)
Bradley-Terry -2.95 (#355) -0.34 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.58 (#354) -0.44 (#202)
RPI 0.370 (#358) 0.503 (#178)
Shooting & Four Factors VMI FUR
FG% 39.1% 46.7%
3PT% 31.5% 32.6%
REB / G 30.9 37.0
OREB / G 10.0 10.4
AST / TO 1.03 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 54.4%
TOV% 16.3% 18.6%
ORB% 26.2% 30.8%
FT Rate 22.2% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.6% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 13.9%
DRB% 61.2% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 19.9%

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