I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Samford Bulldogs
72 – 80
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -6.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money SAM -290 / FUR +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual FUR +8 152 Lost
Massey SAM -7.5 (-15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 151.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAM -6.3 (-14.3) 148.6 (+3.4) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -7.5 (-15.5) 149.5 (+2.5) 77% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -6.2 (-14.2) 148.4 (+3.6) 76% ✗
Baseline ML SAM -6.3 (-14.3) 148.6 (+3.4) 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

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
Jan 29, 2025 FUR 72 – 70 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM FUR
Overall 22-11 25-10
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 13-3 13-3
Away 9-7 9-6
Neutral 0-1 3-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 81.5 74.2
Avg Pts Against 76.8 71.1
Massey 4.2 (#104) -0.1 (#164)
Bradley-Terry 0.89 (#97) 0.54 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#105) 0.30 (#149)
RPI 0.553 (#81) 0.538 (#106)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 46.3% 43.1%
3PT% 37.7% 33.8%
REB / G 35.4 35.5
OREB / G 12.4 10.9
AST / TO 1.20 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 51.7%
TOV% 19.2% 16.9%
ORB% 34.8% 31.0%
FT Rate 20.1% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 16.3%
DRB% 66.1% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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