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Samford Bulldogs
74 – 72
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -7.5 Away covered
O/U 164.5 Under
Money SAM -300 / FUR +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +2 146 Won
Massey SAM -10.3 (-8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 169.1 (-23.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -11.1 (-9.1) 158.0 (-12.0) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -8.8 (-6.8) 157.7 (-11.7) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -10.7 (-8.7) 159.8 (-13.8) 84% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -11.1 (-9.1) 157.4 (-11.4) 84% ✓

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
Jan 15, 2026 FUR 77 – 73 SAM
Mar 9, 2025 FUR 95 – 78 SAM
Feb 20, 2025 FUR 80 – 72 SAM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM FUR
Overall 29-6 17-16
Conference 15-3 10-8
Home 18-0 12-3
Away 8-5 3-10
Neutral 3-1 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.9 76.7
Massey 8.4 (#69) 1.5 (#145)
Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#40) 0.34 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#49) 0.33 (#151)
RPI 0.591 (#37) 0.519 (#139)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 49.2% 44.6%
3PT% 40.5% 33.8%
REB / G 36.0 37.8
OREB / G 10.8 11.1
AST / TO 1.32 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 52.4%
TOV% 18.0% 16.7%
ORB% 31.5% 29.8%
FT Rate 24.9% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 16.0%
DRB% 68.0% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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