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Furman Paladins
90 – 91 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -8.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money FUR -400 / VMI +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual VMI +1 181 Lost
Massey FUR -6.3 (-7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 153.1 (+27.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -5.7 (-6.7) 151.8 (+29.2) 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -4.3 (-5.3) 150.4 (+30.6) 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FUR -5.4 (-6.4) 152.6 (+28.4) 73% ✗
Baseline ML FUR -5.2 (-6.2) 151.8 (+29.2) 73% ✗

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 14, 2026 FUR 90 – 72 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 69 – 48 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 75 – 71 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 75 – 62 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR VMI
Overall 16-9 13-12
Conference 10-5 7-7
Home 11-1 11-1
Away 5-7 1-10
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.2 77.5
Avg Pts Against 70.5 77.1
Massey 8.3 (#68) 2.0 (#135)
Bradley-Terry 0.87 (#101) -0.12 (#182)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#91) 0.01 (#173)
RPI 0.550 (#82) 0.495 (#177)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR VMI
FG% 48.1% 45.4%
3PT% 34.4% 37.9%
REB / G 33.8 37.6
OREB / G 8.7 8.0
AST / TO 1.26 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 54.1%
TOV% 18.2% 17.5%
ORB% 26.9% 22.9%
FT Rate 18.9% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 13.7%
DRB% 72.5% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 16.8%

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