Come on down and meet your maker. Come on down and take a stand. "The Stand" - The Alarm
Furman Paladins
75 – 82
FINAL Conference
Mercer Bears
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -10.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money FUR -600 / MER +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual MER +7 157 Lost
Massey FUR -8.8 (-15.8) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (+8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FUR -8.1 (-15.1) 149.7 (+7.3) 80% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -9.1 (-16.1) 150.5 (+6.5) 81% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -8.4 (-15.4) 148.3 (+8.7) 81% ✗
Baseline ML FUR -7.4 (-14.4) 149.7 (+7.3) 79% ✗

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
Feb 8, 2024 MER 78 – 69 FUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR MER
Overall 17-16 16-17
Conference 10-8 8-10
Home 12-3 10-6
Away 3-10 4-9
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 70.4
Avg Pts Against 76.7 72.5
Massey 1.9 (#138) -3.5 (#229)
Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#145) -0.38 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#151) -0.61 (#228)
RPI 0.512 (#151) 0.475 (#230)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR MER
FG% 44.5% 44.3%
3PT% 33.5% 34.4%
REB / G 37.2 34.1
OREB / G 10.9 11.3
AST / TO 1.40 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 49.5%
TOV% 16.3% 17.0%
ORB% 29.3% 31.1%
FT Rate 22.8% 18.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 18.1%
DRB% 73.1% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 29.7%

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