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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML SAM -6.3 (-14.3) 148.6 (+3.4) 77%

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 8681 SAM
Jan 29, 2026 FUR 7873 SAM
Jan 15, 2026 FUR 7773 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 9578 SAM
Jan 29, 2025 FUR 7270 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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