Tire tracks all across your back - I can see you've had your fun. "Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix
Furman Paladins
81 – 66
FINAL Conference
Mercer Bears
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -10.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +15 147 Won
Massey FUR -11.7 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (-0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -9.5 (+5.5) 144.4 (+2.6) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -9.9 (+5.1) 145.7 (+1.3) 83% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -9.8 (+5.2) 145.0 (+2.0) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -9.7 (+5.3) 145.4 (+1.6) 83% ✓

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 22-12 16-17
Conference 12-6 8-10
Home 12-3 10-4
Away 8-8 4-11
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.4 69.6
Avg Pts Against 68.8 71.9
Massey 4.8 (#100) -2.8 (#228)
Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#94) 0.04 (#172)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#106) -0.16 (#188)
RPI 0.559 (#82) 0.497 (#176)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR MER
FG% 45.5% 43.6%
3PT% 37.7% 35.4%
REB / G 33.4 31.8
OREB / G 8.4 8.3
AST / TO 1.32 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 51.8%
TOV% 17.9% 18.2%
ORB% 24.5% 24.9%
FT Rate 17.5% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 17.0%
DRB% 72.1% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 15.6% 20.3%

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