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Furman Paladins
83 – 80
FINAL Conference
Mercer Bears
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -10.5 Away covered
O/U 153.0 Over
Money FUR -600 / MER +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +3 163 Won
Massey FUR -12.8 (-9.8) — —
Massey Totals — 158.0 (+5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -10.2 (-7.2) 154.1 (+8.9) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -8.3 (-5.3) 154.0 (+9.0) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -10.2 (-7.2) 156.5 (+6.5) 84% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -9.8 (-6.8) 155.0 (+8.0) 84% ✓

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 16-9 18-11
Conference 10-5 8-9
Home 11-1 9-4
Away 5-7 6-6
Neutral 0-1 3-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.2 75.5
Avg Pts Against 70.5 72.6
Massey 12.3 (#31) 3.1 (#117)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#110) 1.24 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.24 (#104) 1.56 (#92)
RPI 0.531 (#116) 0.531 (#117)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR MER
FG% 50.5% 45.7%
3PT% 38.1% 36.6%
REB / G 33.0 38.5
OREB / G 7.6 11.7
AST / TO 1.28 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.9% 53.2%
TOV% 18.7% 18.7%
ORB% 24.8% 31.8%
FT Rate 28.6% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 16.5%
DRB% 68.5% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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