That man could give a fuck about the grin on your face as you walk by randy as a goat. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
Mercer Bears
74 – 79
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Hawkins Arena · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -2.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money MER +115 / FUR -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual FUR +5 153 Lost
Massey FUR -1.4 (-3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 151.4 (+1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.0 (-4.0) 145.8 (+7.2) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -1.2 (-3.8) 148.6 (+4.4) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -0.9 (-4.1) 145.3 (+7.7) 44% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -0.8 (-4.2) 145.4 (+7.6) 42% ✓

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
Mar 2, 2024 MER 82 – 75 FUR
Feb 8, 2024 MER 78 – 69 FUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MER FUR
Overall 14-19 25-10
Conference 6-12 11-7
Home 7-6 13-3
Away 5-11 9-6
Neutral 2-2 3-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.7 74.2
Avg Pts Against 77.0 71.1
Massey -4.4 (#240) 0.3 (#159)
Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#216) 0.75 (#106)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#231) 0.50 (#141)
RPI 0.477 (#220) 0.540 (#106)
Shooting & Four Factors MER FUR
FG% 43.0% 42.6%
3PT% 31.9% 33.3%
REB / G 36.9 34.6
OREB / G 11.2 10.9
AST / TO 1.04 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 51.1%
TOV% 16.9% 17.4%
ORB% 28.4% 31.1%
FT Rate 21.1% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 17.6%
DRB% 70.0% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 23.1%

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