I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
61 – 76
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ETSU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money ETSU -115 / FUR -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETSU win
Actual FUR +15 137 Lost
Massey ETSU -3.6 (-18.6) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (-4.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ETSU -1.9 (-16.9) 140.4 (-3.4) 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ETSU -1.7 (-16.7) 137.8 (-0.8) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ETSU -2.1 (-17.1) 139.2 (-2.2) 58% ✗
Baseline ML ETSU -1.8 (-16.8) 140.9 (-3.9) 58% ✗

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 18, 2026 ETSU 78 – 69 FUR
Feb 5, 2026 ETSU 75 – 71 FUR
Feb 2, 2025 ETSU 72 – 69 FUR
Jan 16, 2025 FUR 73 – 70 ETSU
Feb 10, 2024 FUR 65 – 63 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETSU FUR
Overall 23-11 22-13
Conference 13-5 10-8
Home 13-4 11-5
Away 8-6 7-5
Neutral 2-1 4-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.8 74.9
Avg Pts Against 70.1 72.5
Massey 1.6 (#141) -2.0 (#197)
Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#158) -0.23 (#191)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.03 (#162) -0.37 (#195)
RPI 0.531 (#109) 0.519 (#130)
Shooting & Four Factors ETSU FUR
FG% 48.7% 47.0%
3PT% 35.1% 33.1%
REB / G 33.2 36.8
OREB / G 9.0 10.2
AST / TO 1.40 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 54.6%
TOV% 15.2% 17.8%
ORB% 28.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 26.3% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 13.6%
DRB% 72.4% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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