Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Gonzaga Bulldogs
77 – 68
FINAL Conference
Saint Mary's Gaels
West Coast Conference · McCarthey Athletic Center · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -6.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money GONZ -275 / SMC +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total GONZ win
Actual GONZ +9 145 Won
Massey GONZ -3.8 (+5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (+2.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -4.7 (+4.3) 143.3 (+1.7) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -4.0 (+5.0) 143.0 (+2.0) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -3.4 (+5.6) 144.9 (+0.1) 66% ✓
Baseline ML GONZ -3.8 (+5.2) 146.0 (-1.0) 68% ✓

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 1, 2026 SMC 70 – 59 GONZ
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GONZ SMC
Overall 31-6 27-8
Conference 14-2 14-2
Home 15-1 16-2
Away 7-2 6-2
Neutral 9-3 5-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 85.2 70.3
Avg Pts Against 74.2 60.0
Massey 16.1 (#10) 15.9 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 2.97 (#6) 2.50 (#14)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.77 (#5) 3.22 (#12)
RPI 0.643 (#3) 0.628 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors GONZ SMC
FG% 51.8% 45.9%
3PT% 37.5% 36.6%
REB / G 36.6 36.3
OREB / G 10.4 11.0
AST / TO 1.47 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.9% 52.7%
TOV% 14.9% 16.3%
ORB% 31.0% 33.9%
FT Rate 23.3% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 19.6%
DRB% 74.5% 78.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 22.2%

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