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Furman Paladins
81 – 75
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
UNC Greensboro Spartans
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money FUR -270 / UNCG +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +6 156 Won
Massey FUR -7.4 (-1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 151.1 (+4.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -6.4 (-0.4) 145.9 (+10.1) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -5.6 (+0.4) 146.5 (+9.5) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -5.9 (+0.1) 144.6 (+11.4) 73% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -5.9 (+0.1) 145.9 (+10.1) 72% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 8, 2026 UNCG 67 – 64 FUR
Jan 23, 2026 FUR 89 – 66 UNCG
Feb 15, 2025 UNCG 58 – 50 FUR
Jan 4, 2025 UNCG 84 – 67 FUR
Feb 4, 2024 UNCG 89 – 87 FUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR UNCG
Overall 22-13 15-19
Conference 10-8 9-9
Home 11-5 8-6
Away 7-5 4-9
Neutral 4-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 76.6
Avg Pts Against 72.5 81.9
Massey -2.0 (#195) -9.3 (#305)
Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#201) -1.10 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#202) -1.58 (#283)
RPI 0.515 (#142) 0.464 (#255)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR UNCG
FG% 46.8% 44.6%
3PT% 32.8% 35.7%
REB / G 37.2 34.6
OREB / G 10.3 10.1
AST / TO 1.25 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 51.8%
TOV% 17.8% 14.9%
ORB% 30.9% 28.2%
FT Rate 21.7% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 13.5% 13.5%
DRB% 72.2% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 21.0%

Game Analysis

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