The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Samford Bulldogs
81 – 79
FINAL Conference
Wofford Terriers
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -11.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money SAM -800 / WOF +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +2 160 Won
Massey SAM -13.3 (-11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 169.6 (-9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -12.1 (-10.1) 161.2 (-1.2) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -10.8 (-8.8) 156.6 (+3.4) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -11.7 (-9.7) 160.2 (-0.2) 87% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -13.1 (-11.1) 159.5 (+0.5) 86% ✓

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 12, 2026 SAM 97 – 80 WOF
Jan 21, 2026 WOF 88 – 78 SAM
Feb 15, 2025 SAM 76 – 68 WOF
Jan 25, 2025 SAM 77 – 61 WOF
Feb 29, 2024 WOF 91 – 69 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM WOF
Overall 29-6 17-15
Conference 15-3 10-8
Home 18-0 11-2
Away 8-5 6-9
Neutral 3-1 0-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 73.1
Avg Pts Against 74.9 75.3
Massey 6.8 (#85) -2.9 (#219)
Bradley-Terry 1.92 (#43) 0.08 (#167)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#65) -0.25 (#191)
RPI 0.580 (#53) 0.503 (#165)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM WOF
FG% 48.7% 45.4%
3PT% 40.2% 34.7%
REB / G 36.7 36.7
OREB / G 11.4 10.1
AST / TO 1.28 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.7% 52.9%
TOV% 18.8% 16.1%
ORB% 32.2% 27.8%
FT Rate 23.6% 18.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 13.1%
DRB% 67.9% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 26.2%

Game Analysis

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