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Samford Bulldogs
84 77
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -3.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money SAM -175 / FUR +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +7 161 Won
Massey SAM -5.8 (+1.2)
Massey Totals 165.9 (-4.9)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 85%
Efficiency Plus ML SAM -4.4 (+2.6) 157.2 (+3.8) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -5.9 (+1.1) 156.6 (+4.4) 74%
Baseline ML SAM -5.8 (+1.2) 156.9 (+4.1) 73%
Baseline Plus ML SAM -5.2 (+1.8) 157.9 (+3.1) 73%

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 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.9 76.7
Massey 7.2 (#79) 1.4 (#145)
Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#49) 0.14 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.83 (#66) 0.12 (#159)
RPI 0.591 (#34) 0.504 (#172)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 48.9% 44.4%
3PT% 39.9% 33.2%
REB / G 35.5 37.3
OREB / G 10.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.30 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 52.3%
TOV% 18.1% 16.3%
ORB% 30.8% 30.0%
FT Rate 25.3% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 16.0%
DRB% 68.0% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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