All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
Furman Paladins
73 – 58
FINAL Neutral Conference Ingles SoCon
Mercer Bears
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -11.0 Home covered
O/U 142.0 Under
Money FUR -550 / MER +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +15 131 Won
Massey FUR -9.1 (+5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.6 (-9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -7.1 (+7.9) 140.6 (-9.6) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -8.5 (+6.5) 140.8 (-9.8) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -8.0 (+7.0) 141.6 (-10.6) 80% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -7.4 (+7.6) 142.4 (-11.4) 80% ✓

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 12, 2026 MER 69 – 64 FUR
Dec 31, 2025 FUR 74 – 72 MER
Feb 13, 2025 FUR 96 – 72 MER
Jan 25, 2025 FUR 79 – 74 MER
Mar 2, 2024 MER 82 – 75 FUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR MER
Overall 28-8 14-19
Conference 15-3 6-12
Home 14-2 7-7
Away 8-3 4-10
Neutral 6-3 3-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.2 66.1
Avg Pts Against 71.4 67.3
Massey 6.1 (#90) -3.0 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#99) -0.98 (#265)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.04 (#99) -0.98 (#250)
RPI 0.549 (#84) 0.462 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR MER
FG% 47.9% 44.2%
3PT% 34.9% 33.6%
REB / G 35.5 34.4
OREB / G 10.2 10.1
AST / TO 1.49 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 49.2%
TOV% 16.4% 18.0%
ORB% 30.4% 29.9%
FT Rate 23.7% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.3%
DRB% 73.5% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 25.7%

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