And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Furman Paladins
71 – 68
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
Samford Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 6, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -9.0 Away covered
O/U 148.0 Under
Money FUR -420 / SAM +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +3 139 Won
Massey FUR -9.3 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 150.7 (-11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -8.3 (-5.3) 149.0 (-10.0) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -7.3 (-4.3) 150.2 (-11.2) 77% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -6.5 (-3.5) 150.4 (-11.4) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -6.4 (-3.4) 149.0 (-10.0) 77% ✓

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 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.4 73.2
Avg Pts Against 68.8 74.4
Massey 7.7 (#75) -1.6 (#201)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#103) 0.68 (#119)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#98) 0.52 (#132)
RPI 0.562 (#64) 0.524 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR SAM
FG% 46.1% 44.3%
3PT% 38.2% 32.3%
REB / G 33.1 35.4
OREB / G 9.3 10.3
AST / TO 1.63 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 51.3%
TOV% 15.7% 18.8%
ORB% 27.7% 29.6%
FT Rate 17.5% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 17.9%
DRB% 72.0% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 22.6%

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