Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Samford Bulldogs
79 – 93
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -1.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money SAM +105 / FUR -133
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual FUR +14 172 Lost
Massey SAM -1.0 (-15.0) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (+17.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAM -0.9 (-14.9) 155.0 (+17.0) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -0.6 (-14.6) 155.0 (+17.0) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -1.4 (-15.4) 153.8 (+18.2) 57% ✗
Baseline ML SAM -1.5 (-15.5) 156.2 (+15.8) 52% ✗

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 SAM FUR
Overall 21-11 28-8
Conference 15-3 15-3
Home 13-3 14-2
Away 8-7 8-3
Neutral 0-1 6-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.1 79.2
Avg Pts Against 72.2 71.4
Massey 3.1 (#123) 5.6 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 0.40 (#135) 0.73 (#109)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#135) 0.89 (#110)
RPI 0.531 (#119) 0.548 (#91)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 45.3% 47.7%
3PT% 36.6% 34.3%
REB / G 35.0 35.6
OREB / G 9.5 10.3
AST / TO 0.90 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 55.5%
TOV% 18.2% 16.3%
ORB% 28.8% 30.3%
FT Rate 30.2% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 18.7%
DRB% 72.9% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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