Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Pepperdine Waves
50 – 74
FINAL Conference
Saint Mary's Gaels
West Coast Conference · Firestone Fieldhouse · January 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -13.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money PEPP +750 / SMC -1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total PEPP win
Actual SMC +24 124 Lost
Massey SMC -10.8 (-13.2) — —
Massey Totals — 140.9 (-16.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -11.7 (-12.3) 137.6 (-13.6) 15% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -13.7 (-10.3) 136.6 (-12.6) 14% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -14.8 (-9.2) 137.9 (-13.9) 13% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -12.7 (-11.3) 139.1 (-15.1) 14% ✓

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 3, 2025 SMC 71 – 41 PEPP
Mar 1, 2024 SMC 83 – 57 PEPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PEPP SMC
Overall 13-22 29-6
Conference 4-14 17-1
Home 7-9 16-1
Away 2-11 9-1
Neutral 4-2 4-4
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.8 72.7
Avg Pts Against 77.2 61.8
Massey -1.4 (#185) 13.0 (#41)
Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#256) 2.10 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.91 (#234) 2.95 (#38)
RPI 0.459 (#250) 0.589 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors PEPP SMC
FG% 44.5% 44.7%
3PT% 33.2% 34.6%
REB / G 35.7 41.2
OREB / G 9.6 15.9
AST / TO 1.25 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 50.6%
TOV% 18.0% 15.3%
ORB% 28.0% 42.8%
FT Rate 23.2% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 18.5%
DRB% 71.1% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 19.2%

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