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Samford Bulldogs
73 77
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -1.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money SAM +105 / FUR -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual FUR +4 150 Lost
Massey FUR -2.7 (-1.3)
Massey Totals 147.3 (+2.7)
Bradley-Terry 36%
Weighted B-T 34%
Efficiency Plus ML FUR -1.8 (-2.2) 144.3 (+5.7) 42%
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -2.2 (-1.8) 141.5 (+8.5) 41%
Baseline ML FUR -2.4 (-1.6) 143.4 (+6.6) 40%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.7 (-2.3) 143.6 (+6.4) 41%

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
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 9578 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 8072 SAM
Jan 29, 2025 FUR 7270 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM FUR
Overall 18-14 22-13
Conference 11-7 10-8
Home 11-3 11-5
Away 6-9 7-5
Neutral 1-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.8 74.9
Avg Pts Against 77.0 72.5
Massey -6.3 (#258) -0.1 (#169)
Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#246) 0.33 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.21 (#249) 0.12 (#162)
RPI 0.455 (#257) 0.531 (#111)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 42.2% 46.5%
3PT% 32.4% 33.2%
REB / G 36.1 37.9
OREB / G 10.1 11.0
AST / TO 1.51 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 54.5%
TOV% 13.1% 19.3%
ORB% 26.1% 31.9%
FT Rate 28.0% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 13.2% 14.7%
DRB% 71.4% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 16.5%

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