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Furman vs Samford Prediction & Stats

Date: Wed 06 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 23:30
Scheduled
Position#81
Record4-1
FormWWWWL
Points / game88.0
Allowed / game68.8
vs
Position#281
Record1-2
FormWLWLL
Points / game77.3
Allowed / game78.7
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Furman v Samford
06 Jan 2027
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Furman win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Samford win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

FurmanUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Carolina
#221
L
67-86
67
86
-19
A28/02
NCAA
Samford
#149
W
86-81
86
81
+5
A07/03
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#252
W
81-75
81
75
+6
H08/03
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
76-61
76
61
+15
A09/03
NCAA
Uconn
#11
L
71-82
71
82
-11
A21/03
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#364
W
79-70
79
70
+9
A03/11
NCAA
Bob Jones
#520
W
121-52
121
52
+69
H05/11
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#255
W
98-83
98
83
+15
H07/11
NCAA
Holy Cross
#411
W
80-67
80
67
+13
A12/11
NCAA
Belmont
#119
L
62-72
62
72
-10
A15/11
NCAA
1H
2H
30-37
37-49
46-46
40-35
27-38
54-37
42-35
34-26
36-40
35-42
39-28
40-42
60-26
61-26
44-31
54-52
42-28
38-39
33-30
29-42
155.0Avg total
82.1Scored
72.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)88.068.8156.8+19.280%
Season at home (2)109.567.5177.0+42.0100%
Season away (3)73.769.7143.3+4.067%
Last 10 (10)82.172.9155.0+9.270%
Last 5 (5)88.068.8156.8+19.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)71.082.0153.0-11.00%
vs Similar (11)75.072.6147.6+2.464%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)80.968.2149.2+12.772%
This opponent (Samford) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamfordUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wofford
#126
W
97-80
97
80
+17
H12/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
82-72 OT
82
72
+10
A14/02
NCAA
Citadel
#302
W
78-75
78
75
+3
A20/02
NCAA
Mercer
#117
L
86-89
86
89
-3
A21/02
NCAA
VMI
#364
W
80-61
80
61
+19
H27/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#252
W
87-78
87
78
+9
H28/02
NCAA
Furman
#93
L
81-86
81
86
-5
H07/03
NCAA
Berry Vikings
#413
W
87-58
87
58
+29
H03/11
NCAA
UNLV
#74
L
79-88
79
88
-9
A07/11
NCAA
Wright State
#41
L
66-90
66
90
-24
H14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
47-34
50-46
38-37
30-31
31-34
47-41
41-44
45-45
36-36
44-25
50-41
37-37
46-46
35-40
45-28
42-30
40-45
39-43
34-40
32-50
160.0Avg total
82.3Scored
77.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)77.378.7156.0-1.333%
Season at home (2)76.574.0150.5+2.550%
Season away (1)79.088.0167.0-9.00%
Last 10 (10)82.377.7160.0+4.660%
Last 5 (5)80.080.0160.0+0.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)67.383.0150.3-15.717%
vs Similar (14)79.178.4157.6+0.743%
vs Weaker (9)83.665.3148.9+18.289%
This opponent (Furman) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +6.0+6.01st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: +3.2+3.22nd half: +1.3+1.3
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +6.0+6.01st half: +2.3+2.32nd half2nd half: +3.2+3.22nd half: +1.3+1.3
FurmanSamford
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
FurmanLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Western Carolina
#221
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A28/02
NCAA
Samford
#149
D
46-46
46
46
+0
A07/03
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#252
L
27-38
27
38
-11
H08/03
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
42-35
42
35
+7
A09/03
NCAA
Uconn
#11
L
36-40
36
40
-4
A21/03
NCAA
Bethune-Cookman
#364
W
39-28
39
28
+11
A03/11
NCAA
Bob Jones
#520
W
60-26
60
26
+34
H05/11
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#255
W
44-31
44
31
+13
H07/11
NCAA
Holy Cross
#411
W
42-28
42
28
+14
A12/11
NCAA
Belmont
#119
W
33-30
33
30
+3
A15/11
NCAA
73.8Avg total
39.9Scored
33.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.832.370.2+5.570%-
Last 30 at home (14)37.532.169.6+5.464%-
Last 30 away (16)38.132.570.6+5.675%-
Last 10 (10)39.933.973.8+6.060%-
Last 5 (5)43.628.672.2+15.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)36.040.076.0-4.00%-
vs Similar (11)37.534.271.7+3.464%-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)38.130.868.9+7.378%-
This opponent (Samford) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
SamfordLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wofford
#126
W
47-34
47
34
+13
H12/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
38-37
38
37
+1
A14/02
NCAA
Citadel
#302
L
31-34
31
34
-3
A20/02
NCAA
Mercer
#117
L
41-44
41
44
-3
A21/02
NCAA
VMI
#364
D
36-36
36
36
+0
H27/02
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#252
W
50-41
50
41
+9
H28/02
NCAA
Furman
#93
D
46-46
46
46
+0
H07/03
NCAA
Berry Vikings
#413
W
45-28
45
28
+17
H03/11
NCAA
UNLV
#74
L
40-45
40
45
-5
A07/11
NCAA
Wright State
#41
L
34-40
34
40
-6
H14/11
NCAA
79.3Avg total
40.8Scored
38.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.536.774.2+0.837%-
Last 30 at home (16)40.634.675.2+6.144%-
Last 30 away (14)34.039.173.1-5.129%-
Last 10 (10)40.838.579.3+2.340%-
Last 5 (5)43.040.083.0+3.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (6)31.339.370.7-8.017%-
vs Similar (14)37.939.177.0-1.329%-
vs Weaker (9)40.332.172.4+8.256%-
This opponent (Furman) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
8
Furman wins
2
Samford wins
DateGameScore
07/03/26Samford v Furman81-86
29/01/26Furman v Samford78-73
15/01/26Samford v Furman73-77
09/03/25Samford v Furman78-95
20/02/25Samford v Furman72-80
29/01/25Furman v Samford72-70
10/03/24Samford v Furman84-77
22/02/24Samford v Furman74-72
25/01/24Furman v Samford78-68
25/02/23Samford v Furman79-93
Furmanlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26ABelmont62-72
12/11/26AHoly Cross80-67
07/11/26HNorthern Iowa98-83
05/11/26HBob Jones121-52
03/11/26ABethune-Cookman79-70
21/03/26AUconn71-82
09/03/26AEast Tennessee St76-61
08/03/26HNC Greensboro81-75
07/03/26ASamford86-81
28/02/26AWestern Carolina67-86
Samfordlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26HWright State66-90
07/11/26AUNLV79-88
03/11/26HBerry Vikings87-58
07/03/26HFurman81-86
28/02/26HNC Greensboro87-78
27/02/26HVMI80-61
21/02/26AMercer86-89
20/02/26ACitadel78-75
14/02/26AEast Tennessee St82-72 OT
12/02/26HWofford97-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Furman
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL80%
HomeWW100%
AwayWWL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games523
Win %80%100%67%
Points / game88.0109.573.7
Allowed / game68.867.569.7
Point differential+19.2+42.0+4.0
Avg total156.8177.0143.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%100%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Samford
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLL33%
HomeWL50%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %33%50%0%
Points / game77.376.579.0
Allowed / game78.774.088.0
Point differential-1.3+2.5-9.0
Avg total156.0150.5167.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Southern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Furman54180%88.068.8+19.2
2 Citadel43175%90.064.5+25.5
3 VMI53260%77.870.4+7.4
4 Western Carolina42250%89.874.5+15.2
5 NC Greensboro42250%81.070.8+10.2
6 Chattanooga Mocs42250%84.279.5+4.8
7 Wofford52340%82.482.0+0.4
8 Mercer52340%78.280.6-2.4
9 Samford31233%77.378.7-1.3
10 East Tennessee St31233%65.368.3-3.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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