Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
Furman Paladins
83 – 80 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Ingles SoCon
Western Carolina Catamounts
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -12.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +3 163 Won
Massey FUR -10.5 (-7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 150.1 (+12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -7.7 (-4.7) 147.0 (+16.0) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -10.0 (-7.0) 147.1 (+15.9) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -8.0 (-5.0) 147.3 (+15.7) 80% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -8.1 (-5.1) 147.2 (+15.8) 79% ✓

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 28, 2026 WCU 86 – 67 FUR
Jan 3, 2026 WCU 80 – 77 FUR
Feb 6, 2025 FUR 84 – 75 WCU
Jan 1, 2025 FUR 90 – 61 WCU
Mar 10, 2024 FUR 79 – 76 WCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR WCU
Overall 28-8 18-16
Conference 15-3 10-8
Home 14-2 9-5
Away 8-3 6-9
Neutral 6-3 3-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.2 70.5
Avg Pts Against 71.4 72.7
Massey 6.2 (#89) -4.3 (#244)
Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#97) -0.54 (#232)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#100) -0.78 (#238)
RPI 0.550 (#83) 0.484 (#209)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR WCU
FG% 47.9% 42.0%
3PT% 34.9% 33.9%
REB / G 35.3 34.5
OREB / G 10.1 9.1
AST / TO 1.47 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 49.1%
TOV% 16.5% 15.9%
ORB% 30.3% 25.4%
FT Rate 24.1% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 16.1%
DRB% 72.9% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 23.4%

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