Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
Furman Paladins
91 – 84 OT
FINAL Conference
Samford Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -4.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money FUR -175 / SAM +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +7 175 Won
Massey FUR -5.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 153.3 (+21.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -5.2 (+1.8) 150.9 (+24.1) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -5.4 (+1.6) 149.5 (+25.5) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -4.8 (+2.2) 151.0 (+24.0) 71% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -5.0 (+2.0) 151.1 (+23.9) 67% ✓

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 86 – 81 SAM
Jan 29, 2026 FUR 78 – 73 SAM
Jan 15, 2026 FUR 77 – 73 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 95 – 78 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 80 – 72 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR SAM
Overall 28-8 21-11
Conference 15-3 15-3
Home 14-2 13-3
Away 8-3 8-7
Neutral 6-3 0-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.2 77.1
Avg Pts Against 71.4 72.2
Massey 3.9 (#112) 2.3 (#132)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#126) 0.20 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#128) 0.36 (#145)
RPI 0.516 (#149) 0.506 (#165)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR SAM
FG% 48.3% 44.6%
3PT% 35.2% 36.6%
REB / G 34.3 35.4
OREB / G 9.1 10.4
AST / TO 1.36 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 53.1%
TOV% 17.4% 18.7%
ORB% 27.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 22.0% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 19.7%
DRB% 74.3% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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