And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
VMI Keydets
63 – 94
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Cameron Hall · February 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -17.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money VMI +1000 / FUR -1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total VMI win
Actual FUR +31 157 Lost
Massey FUR -13.2 (-17.8) — —
Massey Totals — 152.2 (+4.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -12.3 (-18.7) 148.0 (+9.0) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -12.5 (-18.5) 147.9 (+9.1) 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -12.5 (-18.5) 149.3 (+7.7) 14% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -12.2 (-18.8) 151.0 (+6.0) 14% ✓

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 FUR 90 – 72 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 69 – 48 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 75 – 71 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 75 – 62 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VMI FUR
Overall 7-25 28-8
Conference 2-16 15-3
Home 6-8 14-2
Away 1-14 8-3
Neutral 0-3 6-3
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 65.7 79.2
Avg Pts Against 78.4 71.4
Massey -11.5 (#344) 5.3 (#90)
Bradley-Terry -2.55 (#352) 0.79 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.02 (#352) 0.94 (#107)
RPI 0.395 (#343) 0.533 (#115)
Shooting & Four Factors VMI FUR
FG% 41.3% 47.4%
3PT% 35.4% 34.4%
REB / G 34.8 35.3
OREB / G 10.1 10.0
AST / TO 0.74 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 55.4%
TOV% 20.9% 16.8%
ORB% 29.2% 29.6%
FT Rate 15.1% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 18.8%
DRB% 72.9% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 22.4%

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