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
Furman Paladins
75 71
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · Bon Secours Wellness Arena · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -12.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money FUR -1200 / VMI +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +4 146 Won
Massey FUR -12.3 (-8.3)
Massey Totals 142.1 (+3.9)
Bradley-Terry 92%
Weighted B-T 91%
Efficiency Plus ML FUR -11.7 (-7.7) 142.9 (+3.1) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -10.3 (-6.3) 140.5 (+5.5) 87%
Baseline ML FUR -10.4 (-6.4) 141.3 (+4.7) 87%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -11.1 (-7.1) 140.8 (+5.2) 85%

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 14, 2026 FUR 9072 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 6948 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 9182 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 7562 VMI
Jan 17, 2024 FUR 10060 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR VMI
Overall 25-10 15-19
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 13-3 7-7
Away 9-6 5-10
Neutral 3-1 3-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 69.1
Avg Pts Against 71.1 75.5
Massey 0.4 (#154) -8.7 (#304)
Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#114) -1.19 (#283)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#136) -1.22 (#263)
RPI 0.542 (#97) 0.451 (#274)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR VMI
FG% 43.1% 40.3%
3PT% 34.1% 31.4%
REB / G 35.6 32.2
OREB / G 10.8 8.8
AST / TO 1.39 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 47.7%
TOV% 17.1% 17.8%
ORB% 31.0% 24.7%
FT Rate 23.3% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 18.2%
DRB% 68.5% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 17.8%

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