So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Samford Bulldogs
83 – 75
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 24, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 148.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +8 158 Won
Massey FUR -6.4 (+14.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.1 (+5.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -4.5 (+12.5) 152.0 (+6.0) 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -3.3 (+11.3) 150.8 (+7.2) 38% ✗
Baseline ML FUR -3.3 (+11.3) 151.6 (+6.4) 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FUR -3.3 (+11.3) 151.4 (+6.6) 43% ✗

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 SAM FUR
Overall 21-11 22-12
Conference 10-8 12-6
Home 13-2 12-3
Away 5-8 8-8
Neutral 3-1 2-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 76.4
Avg Pts Against 74.4 68.8
Massey -2.0 (#206) 7.2 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 0.65 (#122) 0.94 (#103)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#142) 1.19 (#102)
RPI 0.528 (#122) 0.558 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 44.0% 45.6%
3PT% 32.0% 37.8%
REB / G 35.8 33.5
OREB / G 10.5 9.4
AST / TO 0.93 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 55.2%
TOV% 18.9% 16.2%
ORB% 29.8% 27.7%
FT Rate 20.5% 17.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 19.0%
DRB% 72.2% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 17.8%

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