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Saint Mary's Gaels
88 – 60
FINAL Conference
Pepperdine Waves
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · February 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -24.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money SMC -6500 / PEPP +2000
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +28 148 Won
Massey SMC -25.3 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (+7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -21.8 (+6.2) 140.7 (+7.3) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -23.6 (+4.4) 141.6 (+6.4) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -25.0 (+3.0) 141.5 (+6.5) 91% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -25.1 (+2.9) 142.0 (+6.0) 91% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2025 SMC 72 – 45 PEPP
Mar 11, 2025 SMC 74 – 59 PEPP
Jan 19, 2025 SMC 74 – 50 PEPP
Jan 3, 2025 SMC 71 – 41 PEPP
Mar 1, 2024 SMC 83 – 57 PEPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC PEPP
Overall 27-6 9-23
Conference 16-2 4-14
Home 17-0 7-10
Away 8-2 2-11
Neutral 2-4 0-2
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.8 70.4
Avg Pts Against 65.2 79.7
Massey 14.9 (#35) -7.4 (#281)
Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#33) -1.65 (#311)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.42 (#31) -1.75 (#287)
RPI 0.629 (#22) 0.418 (#322)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC PEPP
FG% 46.2% 40.6%
3PT% 37.7% 29.1%
REB / G 39.4 32.0
OREB / G 11.7 9.6
AST / TO 1.40 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 46.4%
TOV% 16.6% 19.0%
ORB% 36.6% 27.3%
FT Rate 31.4% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 16.7%
DRB% 76.0% 66.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 20.7%

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