Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Saint Mary's Gaels
76 – 69
FINAL Neutral Conference West Coast Conference
BYU Cougars
West Coast Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -6.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money SMC -300 / BYU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +7 145 Won
Massey SMC -8.3 (-1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 126.1 (+18.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -6.7 (+0.3) 131.1 (+13.9) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -6.1 (+0.9) 129.2 (+15.8) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -7.1 (-0.1) 131.5 (+13.5) 77% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -7.1 (-0.1) 132.7 (+12.3) 75% ✓

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 19, 2023 SMC 71 – 65 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 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.3 74.1
Avg Pts Against 60.0 70.1
Massey 15.9 (#11) 7.6 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 2.46 (#16) 0.80 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.17 (#13) 1.25 (#90)
RPI 0.624 (#8) 0.530 (#123)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC BYU
FG% 45.9% 45.0%
3PT% 36.8% 32.8%
REB / G 35.9 37.7
OREB / G 10.9 11.0
AST / TO 1.20 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 51.5%
TOV% 16.4% 20.3%
ORB% 33.5% 31.9%
FT Rate 21.0% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 18.6%
DRB% 78.5% 76.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 25.6%

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