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Samford Bulldogs
84 – 77
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -3.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money SAM -175 / FUR +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +7 161 Won
Massey SAM -5.8 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 165.9 (-4.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -5.9 (+1.1) 156.6 (+4.4) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -4.4 (+2.6) 157.2 (+3.8) 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -5.2 (+1.8) 157.9 (+3.1) 73% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -5.8 (+1.2) 156.9 (+4.1) 73% ✓

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 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.9 76.7
Massey 7.2 (#79) 1.4 (#145)
Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#49) 0.14 (#156)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.83 (#66) 0.12 (#159)
RPI 0.591 (#34) 0.504 (#172)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM FUR
FG% 48.9% 44.4%
3PT% 39.9% 33.2%
REB / G 35.5 37.3
OREB / G 10.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.30 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 52.3%
TOV% 18.1% 16.3%
ORB% 30.8% 30.0%
FT Rate 25.3% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 16.0%
DRB% 68.0% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 19.3%

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