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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -8.1 (-15.1) 149.7 (+7.3) 80%

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 6964 FUR
Dec 31, 2025 FUR 7472 MER
Feb 13, 2025 FUR 9672 MER
Jan 25, 2025 FUR 7974 MER
Feb 8, 2024 MER 7869 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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