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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.7 (+10.7) 147.5 (-0.5) 46% ✗
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% ✗

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 69 – 64 FUR
Dec 31, 2025 FUR 74 – 72 MER
Feb 13, 2025 FUR 96 – 72 MER
Jan 25, 2025 FUR 79 – 74 MER
Mar 2, 2024 MER 82 – 75 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%

Game Analysis

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