I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Furman Paladins
82 – 68
FINAL Conference
The Citadel Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -11.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money FUR -600 / CIT +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +14 150 Won
Massey FUR -4.3 (+9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 149.3 (+0.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -2.3 (+11.7) 146.9 (+3.1) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -5.5 (+8.5) 146.6 (+3.4) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.8 (+12.2) 144.8 (+5.2) 62% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -2.1 (+11.9) 148.1 (+1.9) 61% ✓

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 25, 2026 FUR 72 – 51 CIT
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR CIT
Overall 17-16 11-21
Conference 10-8 3-15
Home 12-3 7-7
Away 3-10 2-13
Neutral 2-3 2-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 78.8 68.6
Avg Pts Against 76.7 72.2
Massey -0.9 (#183) -1.1 (#187)
Bradley-Terry -0.61 (#232) -0.46 (#219)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#212) -0.45 (#210)
RPI 0.469 (#228) 0.478 (#216)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR CIT
FG% 43.9% 43.9%
3PT% 30.8% 35.5%
REB / G 38.5 36.2
OREB / G 12.1 9.8
AST / TO 1.23 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 50.2%
TOV% 17.7% 18.1%
ORB% 31.0% 29.4%
FT Rate 23.1% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 14.1%
DRB% 74.4% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 16.0%

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