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Furman Paladins
69 – 48
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -12.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money FUR -1000 / VMI +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +21 117 Won
Massey FUR -17.3 (+3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 149.0 (-32.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -12.3 (+8.7) 144.5 (-27.5) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -14.5 (+6.5) 147.7 (-30.7) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -12.3 (+8.7) 144.5 (-27.5) 88% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -13.0 (+8.0) 145.2 (-28.2) 87% ✓

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 14, 2026 FUR 90 – 72 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 75 – 71 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 75 – 62 VMI
Jan 17, 2024 FUR 100 – 60 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FUR VMI
Overall 22-13 6-26
Conference 10-8 1-17
Home 11-5 5-9
Away 7-5 1-14
Neutral 4-3 0-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L17
Avg Pts For 74.9 68.5
Avg Pts Against 72.5 83.2
Massey -0.3 (#173) -14.0 (#346)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#141) -2.24 (#330)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.13 (#160) -2.85 (#327)
RPI 0.534 (#114) 0.409 (#325)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR VMI
FG% 46.8% 38.7%
3PT% 33.2% 29.0%
REB / G 37.2 32.7
OREB / G 10.5 11.3
AST / TO 1.25 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 46.3%
TOV% 18.5% 16.4%
ORB% 30.5% 29.2%
FT Rate 21.1% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 56.2%
Opp TOV% 14.0% 17.0%
DRB% 71.0% 62.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.5% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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