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Samford Bulldogs
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FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -1.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money SAM -122 / FUR +102
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual FUR +5 167 Lost
Massey FUR -1.0 (-4.0)
Massey Totals 145.7 (+21.3)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 49%
Efficiency Plus ML FUR -0.9 (-4.1) 144.7 (+22.3) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -0.6 (-4.4) 142.2 (+24.8) 53%
Baseline ML SAM -0.2 (-5.2) 141.9 (+25.1) 52%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -0.5 (-4.5) 144.4 (+22.6) 51%

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 29, 2026 FUR 7873 SAM
Jan 15, 2026 FUR 7773 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 9578 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 8072 SAM
Jan 29, 2025 FUR 7270 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM FUR
Overall 18-14 22-13
Conference 11-7 10-8
Home 11-3 11-5
Away 6-9 7-5
Neutral 1-2 4-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.8 74.9
Avg Pts Against 77.0 72.5
Massey -3.1 (#214) -2.1 (#196)
Bradley-Terry -0.41 (#213) -0.37 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#219) -0.51 (#212)
RPI 0.510 (#160) 0.510 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 44.8% 46.8%
3PT% 35.3% 32.3%
REB / G 35.6 37.3
OREB / G 9.1 10.4
AST / TO 1.56 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 54.4%
TOV% 13.3% 18.0%
ORB% 25.5% 31.0%
FT Rate 29.1% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 13.1% 13.4%
DRB% 74.3% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 19.7%

Game Analysis

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