Well you know that it's a shame and a pity you were raised up in the city / And you never learned nothing about country ways "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" - Country Joe and the Fish
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -11.1 (-7.1) 140.8 (+5.2) 85% ✓
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% ✓

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 90 – 72 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 69 – 48 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 75 – 62 VMI
Jan 17, 2024 FUR 100 – 60 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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