I'm the all night drug prowling wolf who looks so sick in sun / I'm the white man in the Palais "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash
Samford Bulldogs
74 72
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -7.5 Away covered
O/U 164.5 Under
Money SAM -300 / FUR +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +2 146 Won
Massey SAM -10.3 (-8.3)
Massey Totals 169.1 (-23.1)
Bradley-Terry 91%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML SAM -8.8 (-6.8) 157.7 (-11.7) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -11.1 (-9.1) 158.0 (-12.0) 84%
Baseline ML SAM -11.1 (-9.1) 157.4 (-11.4) 84%
Baseline Plus ML SAM -10.7 (-8.7) 159.8 (-13.8) 84%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 FUR 8681 SAM
Jan 29, 2026 FUR 7873 SAM
Jan 15, 2026 FUR 7773 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 9578 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 8072 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM FUR
Overall 29-6 17-16
Conference 15-3 10-8
Home 18-0 12-3
Away 8-5 3-10
Neutral 3-1 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.9 76.7
Massey 8.4 (#69) 1.5 (#145)
Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#40) 0.34 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#49) 0.33 (#151)
RPI 0.591 (#37) 0.519 (#139)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 49.2% 44.6%
3PT% 40.5% 33.8%
REB / G 36.0 37.8
OREB / G 10.8 11.1
AST / TO 1.32 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 52.4%
TOV% 18.0% 16.7%
ORB% 31.5% 29.8%
FT Rate 24.9% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 16.0%
DRB% 68.0% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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