The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Furman Paladins
97 – 72
FINAL Conference
The Citadel Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -15.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money FUR -1200 / CIT +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +25 169 Won
Massey FUR -11.6 (+13.4) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (+23.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -9.9 (+15.1) 149.1 (+19.9) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -11.2 (+13.8) 148.2 (+20.8) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -9.2 (+15.8) 147.8 (+21.2) 84% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -9.6 (+15.4) 148.3 (+20.7) 83% ✓

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 25, 2026 FUR 72 – 51 CIT
Jan 22, 2026 CIT 77 – 75 FUR
Feb 27, 2025 FUR 85 – 42 CIT
Jan 9, 2025 FUR 67 – 63 CIT
Feb 1, 2024 FUR 82 – 79 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR CIT
Overall 28-8 10-22
Conference 15-3 5-13
Home 14-2 5-9
Away 8-3 4-11
Neutral 6-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 79.2 66.1
Avg Pts Against 71.4 74.5
Massey 0.7 (#159) -6.7 (#293)
Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#161) -1.03 (#273)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#188) -1.26 (#268)
RPI 0.502 (#171) 0.448 (#272)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR CIT
FG% 48.3% 42.5%
3PT% 34.1% 32.8%
REB / G 33.8 32.2
OREB / G 9.2 7.2
AST / TO 1.37 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.3% 49.0%
TOV% 18.9% 17.9%
ORB% 27.8% 20.9%
FT Rate 17.6% 21.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 17.2%
DRB% 76.2% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 26.9%

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