What have I done? "Police On My Back" - The Clash
Saint Mary's Gaels
69 – 64
FINAL Conference
BYU Cougars
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · February 20, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -6.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +5 133 Won
Massey SMC -6.7 (-1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 132.3 (+0.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -6.2 (-1.2) 138.8 (-5.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -6.4 (-1.4) 136.7 (-3.7) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -6.1 (-1.1) 138.9 (-5.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -6.3 (-1.3) 138.9 (-5.9) 78% ✓

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
Feb 19, 2023 SMC 71 – 65 BYU
Jan 29, 2023 SMC 57 – 56 BYU
Jan 9, 2022 BYU 52 – 43 SMC
Feb 28, 2021 BYU 65 – 51 SMC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC BYU
Overall 26-8 24-11
Conference 12-3 9-6
Home 16-0 14-3
Away 6-4 6-5
Neutral 4-4 4-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.5 73.8
Avg Pts Against 61.3 69.0
Massey 12.4 (#22) 8.5 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 2.47 (#25) 1.84 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.83 (#31) 2.44 (#40)
RPI 0.637 (#6) 0.595 (#35)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC BYU
FG% 46.0% 44.4%
3PT% 35.2% 35.7%
REB / G 33.5 39.2
OREB / G 8.8 10.8
AST / TO 1.25 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 51.1%
TOV% 17.1% 18.9%
ORB% 28.3% 30.8%
FT Rate 18.1% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 15.3%
DRB% 78.4% 76.7%
Opp FT Rate 17.3% 20.5%

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