I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
The Citadel Bulldogs
77 – 75 OT
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · McAlister Field House · January 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -11.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money CIT +470 / FUR -650
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIT win
Actual CIT +2 152 Won
Massey FUR -11.1 (+13.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (+10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 8% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FUR -10.0 (+12.0) 139.8 (+12.2) 19% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -11.5 (+13.5) 145.3 (+6.7) 17% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -10.4 (+12.4) 139.8 (+12.2) 15% ✗
Baseline ML FUR -10.2 (+12.2) 141.3 (+10.7) 16% ✗

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 25, 2026 FUR 72 – 51 CIT
Feb 27, 2025 FUR 85 – 42 CIT
Jan 9, 2025 FUR 67 – 63 CIT
Feb 1, 2024 FUR 82 – 79 CIT
Jan 11, 2024 FUR 82 – 68 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIT FUR
Overall 11-22 22-13
Conference 7-11 10-8
Home 7-8 11-5
Away 3-12 7-5
Neutral 1-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.3 74.9
Avg Pts Against 78.9 72.5
Massey -15.1 (#349) -0.8 (#181)
Bradley-Terry -2.86 (#350) 0.19 (#152)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.65 (#351) -0.04 (#168)
RPI 0.367 (#353) 0.524 (#124)
Shooting & Four Factors CIT FUR
FG% 41.7% 46.1%
3PT% 31.6% 32.4%
REB / G 32.5 38.1
OREB / G 10.2 11.4
AST / TO 0.92 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 53.9%
TOV% 18.4% 19.0%
ORB% 29.2% 32.6%
FT Rate 21.3% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.0% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 13.5% 14.4%
DRB% 68.3% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 17.4%

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