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Furman Paladins
78 – 73
FINAL Conference
Samford Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Timmons Arena · January 29, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money FUR -250 / SAM +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total FUR win
Actual FUR +5 151 Won
Massey FUR -8.5 (-3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 148.0 (+3.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FUR -8.9 (-3.9) 144.7 (+6.3) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -7.4 (-2.4) 145.3 (+5.7) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -7.2 (-2.2) 143.0 (+8.0) 79% ✓
Baseline ML FUR -7.5 (-2.5) 143.9 (+7.1) 78% ✓

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 15, 2026 FUR 77 – 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 FUR SAM
Overall 22-13 18-14
Conference 10-8 11-7
Home 11-5 11-3
Away 7-5 6-9
Neutral 4-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 77.8
Avg Pts Against 72.5 77.0
Massey -0.7 (#180) -6.0 (#258)
Bradley-Terry -0.05 (#175) -1.05 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.18 (#183) -1.37 (#255)
RPI 0.504 (#162) 0.456 (#250)
Shooting & Four Factors FUR SAM
FG% 46.4% 42.7%
3PT% 32.7% 33.0%
REB / G 37.7 34.8
OREB / G 11.1 9.5
AST / TO 1.27 1.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 50.3%
TOV% 18.1% 12.6%
ORB% 31.9% 25.2%
FT Rate 20.4% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 12.9%
DRB% 71.8% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 25.3%

Game Analysis

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