And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML FUR -8.9 (-3.9) 144.7 (+6.3) 80%

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 15, 2026 FUR 7773 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 9578 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 8072 SAM
Jan 29, 2025 FUR 7270 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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