I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Saint Mary's Gaels
71 – 41
FINAL Conference
Pepperdine Waves
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -17.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money SMC -3000 / PEPP +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +30 112 Won
Massey SMC -13.4 (+16.6) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (-32.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -11.7 (+18.3) 141.6 (-29.6) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -15.0 (+15.0) 138.3 (-26.3) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -13.0 (+17.0) 141.5 (-29.5) 87% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -11.9 (+18.1) 142.9 (-30.9) 85% ✓

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
Mar 1, 2024 SMC 83 – 57 PEPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC PEPP
Overall 29-6 13-22
Conference 17-1 4-14
Home 16-1 7-9
Away 9-1 2-11
Neutral 4-4 4-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 71.8
Avg Pts Against 61.8 77.2
Massey 8.6 (#68) -0.6 (#169)
Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#53) -1.13 (#273)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.05 (#47) -1.27 (#260)
RPI 0.599 (#39) 0.451 (#265)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC PEPP
FG% 44.6% 44.8%
3PT% 33.3% 34.4%
REB / G 40.5 36.2
OREB / G 15.3 9.8
AST / TO 1.52 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 50.7%
TOV% 16.4% 17.6%
ORB% 40.9% 28.5%
FT Rate 24.2% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 15.6%
DRB% 73.0% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 22.9%

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