Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Saint Mary's Gaels
95 – 52
FINAL Conference
Portland Pilots
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · January 12, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -18.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money SMC -8000 / PORT +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +43 147 Won
Massey SMC -20.4 (+22.6) — —
Massey Totals — 134.2 (+12.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -17.2 (+25.8) 134.8 (+12.2) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -19.7 (+23.3) 133.0 (+14.0) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -15.4 (+27.6) 133.3 (+13.7) 90% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -17.5 (+25.5) 134.7 (+12.3) 90% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 25, 2026 SMC 75 – 69 PORT
Jan 3, 2026 SMC 78 – 57 PORT
Feb 20, 2025 SMC 79 – 66 PORT
Jan 5, 2025 SMC 81 – 58 PORT
Feb 11, 2024 SMC 76 – 51 PORT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC PORT
Overall 26-8 12-21
Conference 15-1 5-11
Home 14-4 9-6
Away 9-0 2-11
Neutral 3-4 1-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.0 69.8
Avg Pts Against 60.2 79.5
Massey 9.5 (#55) -6.9 (#290)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#91) -0.87 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.37 (#93) -1.03 (#250)
RPI 0.574 (#66) 0.456 (#248)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC PORT
FG% 43.2% 43.9%
3PT% 29.2% 30.8%
REB / G 39.9 35.0
OREB / G 14.4 9.3
AST / TO 1.25 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 50.6%
TOV% 18.5% 19.6%
ORB% 40.4% 26.9%
FT Rate 18.4% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 15.2%
DRB% 75.8% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 20.2%

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