Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Furman Paladins
72 – 63
FINAL Conference
The Citadel Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · February 25, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -16.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money FUR -2500 / CIT +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +9 135 Won
Massey FUR -15.6 (-6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 162.7 (-27.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -12.9 (-3.9) 152.6 (-17.6) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -12.4 (-3.4) 152.1 (-17.1) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -14.0 (-5.0) 155.2 (-20.2) 87% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -13.8 (-4.8) 153.1 (-18.1) 87% ✓

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 25, 2026 FUR 72 – 51 CIT
Jan 22, 2026 CIT 77 – 75 FUR
Feb 27, 2025 FUR 85 – 42 CIT
Jan 9, 2025 FUR 67 – 63 CIT
Feb 1, 2024 FUR 82 – 79 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR CIT
Overall 16-9 13-12
Conference 10-5 5-11
Home 11-1 11-3
Away 5-7 1-8
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.2 77.7
Avg Pts Against 70.5 82.3
Massey 8.6 (#67) -4.5 (#243)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#93) -0.17 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.38 (#88) -0.20 (#184)
RPI 0.554 (#74) 0.478 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR CIT
FG% 48.0% 44.3%
3PT% 34.7% 33.3%
REB / G 34.0 35.4
OREB / G 8.9 8.4
AST / TO 1.25 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 51.9%
TOV% 18.5% 16.5%
ORB% 27.2% 22.6%
FT Rate 19.3% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 14.0%
DRB% 71.6% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 20.0%

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