WESTERN CAROLINA

CATAMOUNTSWCU

4-8  |  Road

80
FINAL
Sat, Jan 3 • 4:00 PM ET
Timmons Arena
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FURMAN

PALADINSFUR

10-4  |  Home

77
AI Model Win Probability
CATAMOUNTS
0%
📊
PALADINS
100%
CATAMOUNTS --
PALADINS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
166.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-20.0
WESTERN CAROLINA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +20.0 points (Western Carolina)
CatamountsWCU (-3.5) 0 PaladinsFUR (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Catamounts Cover

97.7%

Paladins Cover

2.3%

-30-20-100+10+20+30
Distribution centered around WCU -20.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (WCU)

WCU By 1-7 points

8.0%

WCU By 8-14 points

18.6%

FUR By 1-7 points

1.7%

FUR By 8-14 points

0.3%

AI Model Projected Score
93
WESTERN CAROLINA
73
FURMAN
Simulated Score
73
WESTERN CAROLINA
78
FURMAN
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Catamounts Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Paladins Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Point Spread (ATS)
Divergence
AI Catamounts (-8.5) Win
Proj Spread: -20.0
D
Sim Paladins (+0) Loss
Proj Spread: -5.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o156.5 Win
Proj Total: 166.0
D
Sim u156.5 Win
Proj Total: 151.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Feb 28, 2026 FUR @ WCU 67 - 86
Jan 3, 2026 WCU @ FUR 80 - 77
Feb 5, 2025 WCU @ FUR 75 - 84
Jan 1, 2025 FUR @ WCU 90 - 61
Mar 9, 2024 FUR @ WCU 79 - 76
Key Model Drivers
Steals (L5) +17.1% more
Western Carolina: 7.0 vs Furman: 5.8
Turnovers (L5) +16.5% more
Western Carolina: 13.8 vs Furman: 11.6
Free Throw % (L5) +2.9%
Western Carolina: 65.1% vs Furman: 62.3%
Assists (L5) +37.8% more
Furman: 17.8 vs Western Carolina: 12.9
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
WCU Score 93.0 80
FUR Score 73.0 77
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
3pt Field Goal % 36.6 / 30.9 34.0 / 50.0
Assists 17.8 / 12.9 18.0 / 13.0
Blocks 2.7 / 2.3 2.0 / 3.0
Field Goal % 47.9 / 43.1 45.0 / 44.0
Free Throw % 62.3 / 65.1 47.0 / 63.0
Rebounding 40.9 / 38.4 35.0 / 48.0
Steals 5.8 / 7.0 7.0 / 7.0
Turnovers 11.6 / 13.8 10.0 / 12.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
1%TICKETS99%
19%MONEY81%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
18%TICKETS82%
27%MONEY73%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
32%TICKETS68%
49%MONEY51%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
WCU
15-16-0 (48.4%)
Margin: 1.1 ATS +/-: +1.8
FUR Advantage
22-13-0 (62.9%)
Margin: 5.5 ATS +/-: -0.3
🎯 ATS (Spread)
WCU Advantage
14-15-0 (48.3%)
Margin: 1.1 ATS +/-: +1.8
FUR
15-17-0 (46.9%)
Margin: 5.5 ATS +/-: -0.3
⚖️ Over/Under
WCU
15-14-0
O: 51.7% / U: 48.3% Total +/-: +2.5
FUR
15-16-1
O: 48.4% / U: 51.6% Total +/-: -0.9
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
FUR
WCU
FUR
WCU
ML
71% 25-10
63% 19-11
62% 21-13
76% 22-7
ATS
63% 22-13
73% 22-8
62% 21-13
77% 23-7
TTL
57% 20-15
67% 20-10
100% 34-0
100% 30-0