The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Furman Paladins
72 – 51
FINAL Conference
The Citadel Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · February 25, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -15.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money FUR -1650 / CIT +950
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +21 123 Won
Massey FUR -16.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (-17.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -12.2 (+8.8) 140.6 (-17.6) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -15.3 (+5.7) 140.6 (-17.6) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -12.5 (+8.5) 140.4 (-17.4) 87% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -12.0 (+9.0) 140.5 (-17.5) 87% ✓

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 22, 2026 CIT 77 – 75 FUR
Feb 27, 2025 FUR 85 – 42 CIT
Jan 9, 2025 FUR 67 – 63 CIT
Feb 1, 2024 FUR 82 – 79 CIT
Jan 11, 2024 FUR 82 – 68 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR CIT
Overall 22-13 11-22
Conference 10-8 7-11
Home 11-5 7-8
Away 7-5 3-12
Neutral 4-3 1-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 68.3
Avg Pts Against 72.5 78.9
Massey -1.6 (#197) -15.1 (#348)
Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#200) -2.24 (#342)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.37 (#197) -2.97 (#342)
RPI 0.510 (#154) 0.391 (#355)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR CIT
FG% 46.7% 40.8%
3PT% 32.5% 31.3%
REB / G 37.2 32.8
OREB / G 10.3 10.4
AST / TO 1.25 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 48.3%
TOV% 18.2% 16.8%
ORB% 30.6% 28.4%
FT Rate 21.6% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 57.2%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 14.7%
DRB% 71.8% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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