Taking a bite on a biscuit, the record jumps on a scratch. "If I Didn't Love You" - Squeeze
Furman Paladins
78 – 68
FINAL Conference
Samford Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 167.5 Under
Money FUR -138 / SAM +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +10 146 Won
Massey SAM -2.0 (+12.0) — —
Massey Totals — 176.1 (-30.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -0.8 (+9.2) 160.9 (-14.9) 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -1.6 (+11.6) 162.3 (-16.3) 37% ✗
Baseline ML SAM -1.9 (+11.9) 161.0 (-15.0) 43% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAM -0.6 (+10.6) 161.8 (-15.8) 48% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 FUR 86 – 81 SAM
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR SAM
Overall 17-16 29-6
Conference 10-8 15-3
Home 12-3 18-0
Away 3-10 8-5
Neutral 2-3 3-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 84.5
Avg Pts Against 76.7 74.9
Massey 1.7 (#142) 7.4 (#75)
Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#173) 2.32 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#168) 2.52 (#37)
RPI 0.500 (#171) 0.581 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR SAM
FG% 44.7% 48.8%
3PT% 33.3% 40.9%
REB / G 38.6 37.2
OREB / G 11.9 11.8
AST / TO 1.37 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 56.8%
TOV% 16.7% 18.8%
ORB% 31.0% 33.3%
FT Rate 21.4% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 22.5%
DRB% 74.1% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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