Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Pepperdine Waves
57 – 83
FINAL Conference
Saint Mary's Gaels
West Coast Conference · Firestone Fieldhouse · March 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -14.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money PEPP +750 / SMC -1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total PEPP win
Actual SMC +26 140 Lost
Massey SMC -14.9 (-11.1) — —
Massey Totals — 135.9 (+4.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -13.4 (-12.6) 137.9 (+2.1) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -15.1 (-10.9) 137.7 (+2.3) 12% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -15.9 (-10.1) 138.1 (+1.9) 12% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -15.5 (-10.5) 139.1 (+0.9) 12% ✓

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 12, 2026 SMC 88 – 60 PEPP
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PEPP SMC
Overall 13-20 26-8
Conference 5-11 15-1
Home 9-8 14-4
Away 3-8 9-0
Neutral 1-4 3-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 73.0
Avg Pts Against 75.2 60.2
Massey -3.5 (#227) 14.7 (#19)
Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#261) 1.99 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.76 (#239) 2.30 (#42)
RPI 0.460 (#260) 0.593 (#30)
Shooting & Four Factors PEPP SMC
FG% 45.2% 46.2%
3PT% 35.2% 34.9%
REB / G 32.9 39.2
OREB / G 10.0 13.1
AST / TO 1.17 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 52.6%
TOV% 15.9% 15.7%
ORB% 28.8% 38.9%
FT Rate 22.6% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.6% 44.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.2%
DRB% 74.4% 77.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 23.5%

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