I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Mercer Bears
78 69
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Hawkins Arena · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
O/U 146.5 Over
Money MER +145 / FUR -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual MER +9 147 Won
Massey FUR -1.7 (+10.7)
Massey Totals 148.0 (-1.0)
Bradley-Terry 41%
Weighted B-T 33%
Efficiency Plus ML FUR -1.8 (+10.8) 145.1 (+1.9) 42%
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -1.8 (+10.8) 145.0 (+2.0) 43%
Baseline ML FUR -1.7 (+10.7) 146.9 (+0.1) 42%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.7 (+10.7) 147.5 (-0.5) 46%

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 MER 6964 FUR
Dec 31, 2025 FUR 7472 MER
Feb 13, 2025 FUR 9672 MER
Jan 25, 2025 FUR 7974 MER
Mar 2, 2024 MER 8275 FUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MER FUR
Overall 16-17 17-16
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 10-6 12-3
Away 4-9 3-10
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 78.8
Avg Pts Against 72.5 76.7
Massey -3.7 (#232) 1.3 (#147)
Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#257) 0.16 (#163)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#276) 0.18 (#162)
RPI 0.468 (#233) 0.504 (#167)
Shooting & Four Factors MER FUR
FG% 43.6% 44.4%
3PT% 34.4% 34.0%
REB / G 34.0 37.5
OREB / G 11.2 11.4
AST / TO 1.12 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 52.4%
TOV% 17.9% 16.5%
ORB% 30.8% 30.2%
FT Rate 17.5% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 16.5%
DRB% 69.3% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 18.7%

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