The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
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 Plus ML SMC -13.0 (+17.0) 141.5 (-29.5) 87%
Model 4 ML SMC -15.0 (+15.0) 138.3 (-26.3) 88%
Model 3 ML SMC -11.7 (+18.3) 141.6 (-29.6) 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 8860 PEPP
Dec 31, 2025 SMC 7245 PEPP
Mar 11, 2025 SMC 7459 PEPP
Jan 19, 2025 SMC 7450 PEPP
Mar 1, 2024 SMC 8357 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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