That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Furman Paladins
75 – 62
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · February 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -23.5 Away covered
O/U 166.5 Under
Money FUR -8000 / VMI +3300
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +13 137 Won
Massey FUR -20.8 (-7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 164.3 (-27.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -16.3 (-3.3) 157.6 (-20.6) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -18.3 (-5.3) 160.0 (-23.0) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -15.4 (-2.4) 157.3 (-20.3) 90% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -15.5 (-2.5) 156.4 (-19.4) 89% ✓

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 14, 2026 FUR 90 – 72 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 69 – 48 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 75 – 71 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Jan 17, 2024 FUR 100 – 60 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR VMI
Overall 17-16 4-28
Conference 10-8 1-17
Home 12-3 4-10
Away 3-10 0-15
Neutral 2-3 0-3
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L13
Avg Pts For 78.8 66.7
Avg Pts Against 76.7 84.9
Massey 1.1 (#147) -16.3 (#357)
Bradley-Terry 0.22 (#156) -3.42 (#361)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#160) -3.91 (#359)
RPI 0.511 (#150) 0.372 (#355)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR VMI
FG% 44.5% 42.1%
3PT% 33.7% 30.7%
REB / G 37.0 36.5
OREB / G 11.0 9.4
AST / TO 1.36 0.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 47.2%
TOV% 16.7% 21.5%
ORB% 29.6% 25.1%
FT Rate 22.9% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 14.3%
DRB% 72.6% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 19.9%

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