I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Furman Paladins
72 – 70
FINAL Conference
Samford Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Bon Secours Wellness Arena · January 29, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money FUR +120 / SAM -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +2 142 Won
Massey SAM -0.9 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 153.1 (-11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FUR -0.5 (+1.5) 146.4 (-4.4) 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -0.5 (+2.5) 146.1 (-4.1) 48% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -0.1 (+1.9) 147.3 (-5.3) 51% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -0.4 (+2.4) 147.6 (-5.6) 45% ✗

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 25-10 22-11
Conference 11-7 12-6
Home 13-3 13-3
Away 9-6 9-7
Neutral 3-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 74.2 81.5
Avg Pts Against 71.1 76.8
Massey 0.4 (#157) 4.6 (#102)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#102) 1.46 (#69)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#133) 1.57 (#80)
RPI 0.541 (#104) 0.559 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR SAM
FG% 43.2% 47.5%
3PT% 33.6% 38.5%
REB / G 34.7 34.6
OREB / G 10.7 11.7
AST / TO 1.37 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 56.4%
TOV% 17.3% 19.1%
ORB% 30.9% 33.8%
FT Rate 22.5% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 21.6%
DRB% 68.2% 65.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 26.2%

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