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Samford Bulldogs
76 – 69
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -8.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money SAM -400 / ETSU +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +7 145 Won
Massey SAM -8.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 152.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -6.3 (+0.7) 150.7 (-5.7) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -6.4 (+0.6) 148.2 (-3.2) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -6.3 (+0.7) 148.7 (-3.7) 76% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -6.5 (+0.5) 150.0 (-5.0) 75% ✓

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 SAM 82 – 72 ETSU
Jan 17, 2026 ETSU 76 – 75 SAM
Feb 8, 2025 ETSU 66 – 59 SAM
Jan 18, 2025 ETSU 65 – 60 SAM
Feb 24, 2024 SAM 87 – 71 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM ETSU
Overall 29-6 19-16
Conference 15-3 8-10
Home 18-0 10-4
Away 8-5 5-11
Neutral 3-1 4-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 70.4
Avg Pts Against 74.9 70.8
Massey 7.3 (#78) -1.3 (#181)
Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#46) 0.20 (#148)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#64) 0.13 (#159)
RPI 0.592 (#32) 0.514 (#148)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM ETSU
FG% 49.1% 40.6%
3PT% 39.6% 31.3%
REB / G 35.5 37.7
OREB / G 10.3 13.8
AST / TO 1.29 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 47.0%
TOV% 18.2% 17.8%
ORB% 30.5% 35.0%
FT Rate 25.8% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 18.9%
DRB% 68.2% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 24.9%

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