You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
Saint Mary's Gaels
52 – 62
FINAL Conference
BYU Cougars
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · January 15, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -1.0 Away covered
O/U 134.0 Under
Money SMC -130 / BYU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual BYU +10 114 Lost
Massey BYU -1.2 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 131.3 (-17.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -0.4 (-10.4) 132.1 (-18.1) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -1.5 (-11.5) 130.0 (-16.0) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SMC -1.1 (-11.1) 133.5 (-19.5) 48% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -0.8 (-10.8) 133.1 (-19.1) 52% ✗

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
Feb 20, 2022 SMC 69 – 64 BYU
Jan 9, 2022 BYU 52 – 43 SMC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC BYU
Overall 14-10 20-7
Conference 4-6 10-3
Home 9-3 11-2
Away 2-3 7-2
Neutral 3-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 64.2 77.0
Avg Pts Against 62.6 69.0
Massey 6.5 (#83) 10.6 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 1.40 (#77) 2.64 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#84) 3.61 (#32)
RPI 0.564 (#78) 0.613 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC BYU
FG% 44.1% 46.4%
3PT% 32.7% 34.0%
REB / G 37.8 38.8
OREB / G 10.1 10.3
AST / TO 1.03 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 53.2%
TOV% 17.3% 20.9%
ORB% 31.0% 29.1%
FT Rate 19.9% 18.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.0%
DRB% 80.6% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 22.4%

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