Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · January 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -16.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money SMC -2500 / LMU +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +5 135 Won
Massey SMC -16.6 (-11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 126.8 (+8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -13.6 (-8.6) 131.7 (+3.3) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -13.8 (-8.8) 130.5 (+4.5) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -13.3 (-8.3) 131.4 (+3.6) 87% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -14.1 (-9.1) 130.6 (+4.4) 87% ✓

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 29, 2025 SMC 78 – 73 LMU
Feb 28, 2025 SMC 58 – 55 LMU
Jan 8, 2025 SMC 81 – 56 LMU
Jan 7, 2024 SMC 68 – 64 LMU
Feb 10, 2023 LMU 78 – 74 SMC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC LMU
Overall 26-8 12-19
Conference 15-1 5-11
Home 14-4 8-8
Away 9-0 2-7
Neutral 3-4 2-4
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.0 71.2
Avg Pts Against 60.2 71.5
Massey 13.6 (#24) 0.6 (#157)
Bradley-Terry 1.55 (#68) -0.34 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.06 (#64) -0.38 (#203)
RPI 0.573 (#71) 0.466 (#239)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC LMU
FG% 44.7% 43.2%
3PT% 32.1% 35.7%
REB / G 40.2 36.4
OREB / G 14.1 10.4
AST / TO 1.38 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 50.6%
TOV% 17.6% 16.8%
ORB% 40.5% 30.7%
FT Rate 18.2% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 13.4%
DRB% 77.3% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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