Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
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%
Efficiency Plus ML SAM -3.3 (-20.3) 150.9 (+22.1) 63%
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -0.6 (-17.6) 152.2 (+20.8) 56%
Baseline ML SAM -2.2 (-19.2) 152.3 (+20.7) 56%
Baseline Plus ML SAM -1.2 (-18.2) 148.6 (+24.4) 58%

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
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 8072 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 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%

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