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The Citadel Bulldogs
79 – 82 OT
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · McAlister Field House · February 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -7.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money CIT +275 / FUR -275
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIT win
Actual FUR +3 161 Lost
Massey FUR -2.1 (-0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 146.5 (+14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -2.9 (-0.1) 143.7 (+17.3) 38% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -5.4 (+2.4) 144.7 (+16.3) 26% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -2.5 (-0.5) 147.0 (+14.0) 34% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -2.9 (-0.1) 146.9 (+14.1) 38% ✓

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
Jan 11, 2024 FUR 82 – 68 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIT FUR
Overall 11-21 17-16
Conference 3-15 10-8
Home 7-7 12-3
Away 2-13 3-10
Neutral 2-1 2-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 78.8
Avg Pts Against 72.2 76.7
Massey -4.1 (#246) 1.6 (#138)
Bradley-Terry -0.99 (#268) 0.23 (#152)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.14 (#262) 0.22 (#160)
RPI 0.447 (#274) 0.510 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors CIT FUR
FG% 44.0% 44.1%
3PT% 33.8% 33.7%
REB / G 34.5 38.4
OREB / G 9.6 11.9
AST / TO 0.92 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 52.0%
TOV% 18.1% 16.9%
ORB% 29.0% 30.9%
FT Rate 23.4% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 16.4%
DRB% 73.5% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 15.1% 18.0%

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