They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Mercer Bears
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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.0 (-4.0) 145.8 (+7.2) 44%

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 6964 FUR
Dec 31, 2025 FUR 7472 MER
Feb 13, 2025 FUR 9672 MER
Mar 2, 2024 MER 8275 FUR
Feb 8, 2024 MER 7869 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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