And with the way you look I understand you're not impressed. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
Furman Paladins
81 – 49
FINAL Conference
Samford Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · December 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -11.0 Home covered
O/U 148.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +32 130 Won
Massey FUR -10.0 (+22.0) — —
Massey Totals — 157.3 (-27.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -8.2 (+23.8) 149.9 (-19.9) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -6.4 (+25.6) 153.6 (-23.6) 73% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -6.2 (+25.8) 153.2 (-23.2) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -6.6 (+25.4) 151.3 (-21.3) 72% ✓

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 22-12 21-11
Conference 12-6 10-8
Home 12-3 13-2
Away 8-8 5-8
Neutral 2-1 3-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.4 73.2
Avg Pts Against 68.8 74.4
Massey 3.7 (#112) -1.9 (#212)
Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#108) 1.57 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.96 (#117) 1.60 (#84)
RPI 0.545 (#102) 0.521 (#134)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR SAM
FG% 46.8% 43.3%
3PT% 39.0% 33.3%
REB / G 33.2 35.1
OREB / G 8.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.29 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 51.5%
TOV% 18.3% 22.8%
ORB% 25.1% 32.5%
FT Rate 18.3% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 19.4%
DRB% 71.3% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 17.1% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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