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Central Arkansas Bears
77 84 OT
FINAL ASUN/SoCon Challenge
Samford Bulldogs
Farris Center · November 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -6.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money CARK +260 / SAM -320
Model Predictions
Spread Total CARK win
Actual SAM +7 161 Lost
Massey SAM -2.6 (-4.4)
Massey Totals 157.3 (+3.7)
Bradley-Terry 63%
Weighted B-T 67%
Efficiency Plus ML SAM -8.2 (+1.2) 152.0 (+9.0) 22%
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -2.0 (-5.0) 147.2 (+13.8) 40%
Baseline ML SAM -2.6 (-4.4) 148.1 (+12.9) 29%
Baseline Plus ML SAM -3.4 (-3.6) 150.0 (+11.0) 34%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CARK SAM
Overall 22-12 18-14
Conference 15-3 11-7
Home 14-1 11-3
Away 6-10 6-9
Neutral 2-1 1-2
Last 5 0-2 2-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 77.8
Avg Pts Against 76.0 77.0
Massey -14.6 (#353) -4.0 (#251)
Bradley-Terry -0.78 (#243) 0.06 (#180)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.23 (#247) -0.33 (#202)
RPI 0.516 (#172) 0.435 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors CARK SAM
FG% 29.8% 43.1%
3PT% 17.1% 37.1%
REB / G 32.5 37.0
OREB / G 10.0 10.2
AST / TO 0.80 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 34.4% 52.1%
TOV% 16.6% 13.5%
ORB% 21.3% 26.8%
FT Rate 15.3% 30.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 59.0% 56.5%
Opp TOV% 13.4% 12.6%
DRB% 69.2% 82.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 24.5%

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