And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Furman Paladins
79 – 64
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 27, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -9.0 Home covered
O/U 153.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +15 143 Won
Massey FUR -9.7 (+5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 155.9 (-12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -9.4 (+5.6) 152.6 (-9.6) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -9.9 (+5.1) 154.8 (-11.8) 83% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -9.6 (+5.4) 155.1 (-12.1) 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -9.8 (+5.2) 154.8 (-11.8) 82% ✓

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 14, 2026 FUR 90 – 72 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 69 – 48 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 75 – 71 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 75 – 62 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR VMI
Overall 22-12 16-16
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 12-3 9-4
Away 8-8 6-9
Neutral 2-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 76.4 77.0
Avg Pts Against 68.8 77.4
Massey 7.2 (#76) 1.0 (#146)
Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#89) 0.04 (#170)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.27 (#99) 0.19 (#158)
RPI 0.568 (#69) 0.514 (#147)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR VMI
FG% 45.5% 45.0%
3PT% 38.8% 36.6%
REB / G 33.6 36.5
OREB / G 8.7 8.3
AST / TO 1.45 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 55.1%
TOV% 17.0% 17.6%
ORB% 25.7% 24.5%
FT Rate 18.1% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 13.1%
DRB% 72.4% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 15.9% 20.0%

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