And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Furman Paladins
74 – 72
FINAL Conference
Mercer Bears
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · December 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -2.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money FUR -148 / MER +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +2 146 Won
Massey FUR -3.1 (-1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.6 (-5.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.7 (+0.3) 148.7 (-2.7) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -3.6 (-1.6) 148.8 (-2.8) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -2.2 (-0.2) 147.0 (-1.0) 67% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -2.2 (-0.2) 147.5 (-1.5) 68% ✓

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 12, 2026 MER 69 – 64 FUR
Feb 13, 2025 FUR 96 – 72 MER
Jan 25, 2025 FUR 79 – 74 MER
Mar 2, 2024 MER 82 – 75 FUR
Feb 8, 2024 MER 78 – 69 FUR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR MER
Overall 22-13 19-13
Conference 10-8 11-7
Home 11-5 14-1
Away 7-5 5-11
Neutral 4-3 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 80.1
Avg Pts Against 72.5 77.8
Massey 0.3 (#168) 1.3 (#151)
Bradley-Terry 0.62 (#126) 0.66 (#123)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.37 (#150) 0.72 (#131)
RPI 0.561 (#79) 0.540 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR MER
FG% 47.5% 44.2%
3PT% 31.8% 32.9%
REB / G 36.8 35.1
OREB / G 10.2 10.8
AST / TO 1.16 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 50.9%
TOV% 19.4% 15.7%
ORB% 30.4% 28.9%
FT Rate 21.4% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 17.6%
DRB% 72.5% 65.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 20.1%

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