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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -1.7 (-2.3) 143.6 (+6.4) 41% ✓
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% ✓

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 86 – 81 SAM
Jan 29, 2026 FUR 78 – 73 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 95 – 78 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 80 – 72 SAM
Jan 29, 2025 FUR 72 – 70 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%

Game Analysis

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