I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Furman Paladins
85 – 42
FINAL Conference
The Citadel Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Bon Secours Wellness Arena · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -15.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money FUR -1600 / CIT +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +43 127 Won
Massey FUR -18.3 (+24.7) — —
Massey Totals — 137.4 (-10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -14.6 (+28.4) 140.2 (-13.2) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -14.3 (+28.7) 142.4 (-15.4) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -15.7 (+27.3) 139.4 (-12.4) 88% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -14.9 (+28.1) 141.3 (-14.3) 88% ✓

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 25, 2026 FUR 72 – 51 CIT
Jan 22, 2026 CIT 77 – 75 FUR
Jan 9, 2025 FUR 67 – 63 CIT
Feb 1, 2024 FUR 82 – 79 CIT
Jan 11, 2024 FUR 82 – 68 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR CIT
Overall 25-10 5-25
Conference 11-7 0-18
Home 13-3 5-12
Away 9-6 0-12
Neutral 3-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L2 L24
Avg Pts For 74.2 63.0
Avg Pts Against 71.1 76.9
Massey 0.1 (#157) -15.0 (#356)
Bradley-Terry 0.70 (#111) -3.96 (#361)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#141) -4.35 (#360)
RPI 0.546 (#90) 0.352 (#363)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR CIT
FG% 43.2% 40.9%
3PT% 34.2% 29.8%
REB / G 35.6 32.7
OREB / G 10.7 9.9
AST / TO 1.40 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 47.7%
TOV% 17.1% 19.5%
ORB% 30.8% 27.2%
FT Rate 23.6% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 15.2%
DRB% 68.8% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 25.3%

Game Analysis

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