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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -16.3 (-3.3) 157.6 (-20.6) 90%

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 9072 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 6948 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 7571 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 9182 FUR
Jan 17, 2024 FUR 10060 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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