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Samford Bulldogs
78 – 95
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money SAM -165 / FUR +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual FUR +17 173 Lost
Massey SAM -2.6 (-19.6) — —
Massey Totals — 153.8 (+19.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAM -0.8 (-17.8) 147.3 (+25.7) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -2.4 (-19.4) 150.3 (+22.7) 59% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -0.2 (-17.2) 150.4 (+22.6) 53% ✗
Baseline ML SAM -1.0 (-18.0) 151.1 (+21.9) 56% ✗

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
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 80 – 72 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 4-1
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 81.5 74.2
Avg Pts Against 76.8 71.1
Massey 3.8 (#105) 1.2 (#141)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#113) 0.80 (#106)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.65 (#121) 0.54 (#131)
RPI 0.553 (#80) 0.556 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 46.0% 43.6%
3PT% 37.0% 34.8%
REB / G 35.4 35.5
OREB / G 12.7 10.4
AST / TO 1.24 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 52.5%
TOV% 18.2% 16.8%
ORB% 34.7% 30.1%
FT Rate 21.2% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 16.5%
DRB% 66.5% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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