Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Furman Paladins
96 – 72
FINAL Conference
Mercer Bears
Southern Conference · Bon Secours Wellness Arena · February 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money FUR -275 / MER +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +24 168 Won
Massey FUR -7.5 (+16.5) — —
Massey Totals — 152.4 (+15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -7.2 (+16.8) 151.4 (+16.6) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -7.6 (+16.4) 152.2 (+15.8) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -6.2 (+17.8) 149.1 (+18.9) 76% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -6.0 (+18.0) 150.8 (+17.2) 76% ✓

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
Jan 25, 2025 FUR 79 – 74 MER
Mar 2, 2024 MER 82 – 75 FUR
Feb 8, 2024 MER 78 – 69 FUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR MER
Overall 25-10 14-19
Conference 11-7 6-12
Home 13-3 7-6
Away 9-6 5-11
Neutral 3-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 73.7
Avg Pts Against 71.1 77.0
Massey -0.2 (#165) -4.5 (#235)
Bradley-Terry 0.70 (#114) -0.71 (#234)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#140) -1.13 (#248)
RPI 0.547 (#93) 0.455 (#259)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR MER
FG% 43.5% 43.4%
3PT% 33.2% 32.6%
REB / G 35.2 37.7
OREB / G 10.7 11.5
AST / TO 1.41 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 50.1%
TOV% 16.9% 16.7%
ORB% 30.8% 29.1%
FT Rate 22.5% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 17.7%
DRB% 68.4% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 24.1%

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