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Samford Bulldogs
81 – 86
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -0.4 (-4.6) 143.6 (+23.4) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -0.8 (-4.2) 144.0 (+23.0) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -0.3 (-4.7) 142.0 (+25.0) 50% ✗
Baseline ML FUR -0.2 (-4.8) 142.9 (+24.1) 49% ✓

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 78 – 73 SAM
Jan 15, 2026 FUR 77 – 73 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 95 – 78 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 80 – 72 SAM
Jan 29, 2025 FUR 72 – 70 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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