I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Saint Mary's Gaels
71 – 65
FINAL Conference
BYU Cougars
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · February 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -9.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money SMC -600 / BYU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +6 136 Won
Massey SMC -13.1 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 128.0 (+8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -11.8 (-5.8) 135.1 (+0.9) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -12.3 (-6.3) 130.8 (+5.2) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -12.0 (-6.0) 135.4 (+0.6) 87% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -11.5 (-5.5) 137.5 (-1.5) 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

Mar 7, 2023 SMC 76 – 69 BYU
Jan 29, 2023 SMC 57 – 56 BYU
Feb 20, 2022 SMC 69 – 64 BYU
Jan 9, 2022 BYU 52 – 43 SMC
Feb 28, 2021 BYU 65 – 51 SMC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC BYU
Overall 27-8 19-15
Conference 14-2 7-9
Home 16-2 12-4
Away 6-2 2-7
Neutral 5-4 4-4
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.3 74.1
Avg Pts Against 60.0 70.1
Massey 15.8 (#11) 6.2 (#85)
Bradley-Terry 2.45 (#17) 0.57 (#121)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.18 (#14) 0.99 (#105)
RPI 0.628 (#9) 0.519 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC BYU
FG% 45.6% 44.6%
3PT% 36.7% 31.6%
REB / G 36.7 37.9
OREB / G 11.3 10.8
AST / TO 1.18 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 50.9%
TOV% 16.8% 20.5%
ORB% 34.5% 30.7%
FT Rate 20.0% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 19.3%
DRB% 78.8% 76.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 25.8%

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