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Saint Mary's Gaels
70 – 59
FINAL Conference
Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -2.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money SMC +114 / GONZ -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +11 129 Won
Massey GONZ -4.9 (+15.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (-16.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -1.4 (+12.4) 143.1 (-14.1) 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -0.8 (+11.8) 141.0 (-12.0) 41% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -1.0 (+12.0) 141.2 (-12.2) 39% ✗
Baseline ML GONZ -0.6 (+11.6) 143.0 (-14.0) 45% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 1, 2026 GONZ 73 – 65 SMC
Mar 12, 2025 GONZ 58 – 51 SMC
Feb 23, 2025 SMC 74 – 67 GONZ
Feb 2, 2025 SMC 62 – 58 GONZ
Mar 13, 2024 SMC 69 – 60 GONZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC GONZ
Overall 27-6 31-4
Conference 16-2 16-2
Home 17-0 15-0
Away 8-2 8-2
Neutral 2-4 8-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.8 84.3
Avg Pts Against 65.2 66.2
Massey 15.5 (#30) 23.4 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#26) 4.06 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.61 (#24) 5.10 (#5)
RPI 0.633 (#12) 0.630 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC GONZ
FG% 46.5% 51.4%
3PT% 38.3% 34.1%
REB / G 40.0 40.3
OREB / G 12.2 12.3
AST / TO 1.39 1.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 56.6%
TOV% 16.8% 13.6%
ORB% 37.8% 35.5%
FT Rate 29.6% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 20.9%
DRB% 76.2% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 22.9%

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