I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Furman Paladins
78 – 64
FINAL Conference
Samford Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · February 18, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -16.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money FUR -2000 / SAM +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +14 142 Won
Massey FUR -16.0 (-2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 155.5 (-13.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -13.3 (+0.7) 151.0 (-9.0) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -11.6 (+2.4) 150.1 (-8.1) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -15.0 (-1.0) 151.8 (-9.8) 88% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -14.3 (-0.3) 151.8 (-9.8) 88% ✓

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 16-9 6-13
Conference 10-5 2-9
Home 11-1 4-5
Away 5-7 2-7
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L6
Avg Pts For 78.2 72.3
Avg Pts Against 70.5 79.6
Massey 8.5 (#68) -5.0 (#247)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#108) -0.97 (#248)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.18 (#100) -0.97 (#229)
RPI 0.552 (#80) 0.455 (#243)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR SAM
FG% 47.5% 43.1%
3PT% 34.7% 28.2%
REB / G 34.4 38.9
OREB / G 9.4 11.3
AST / TO 1.25 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 48.6%
TOV% 18.6% 21.1%
ORB% 28.0% 28.7%
FT Rate 19.1% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 19.2%
DRB% 71.2% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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