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Saint Mary's Gaels
66 – 61
FINAL Conference
Pepperdine Waves
West Coast Conference · University Credit Union Pavilion · February 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -5.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money SMC -240 / PEPP +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +5 127 Won
Massey SMC -6.0 (-1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 134.9 (-7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -5.1 (-0.1) 136.4 (-9.4) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -4.0 (+1.0) 134.6 (-7.6) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -5.4 (-0.4) 140.0 (-13.0) 71% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -5.2 (-0.2) 137.0 (-10.0) 72% ✓

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 19, 2025 SMC 74 – 50 PEPP
Jan 3, 2025 SMC 71 – 41 PEPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC PEPP
Overall 14-10 15-12
Conference 4-6 7-6
Home 9-3 7-5
Away 2-3 3-5
Neutral 3-4 5-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 W3
Avg Pts For 64.2 75.6
Avg Pts Against 62.6 75.0
Massey 6.6 (#84) 3.0 (#125)
Bradley-Terry 1.40 (#68) 0.88 (#103)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.71 (#77) 0.87 (#117)
RPI 0.563 (#66) 0.541 (#96)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC PEPP
FG% 43.4% 43.9%
3PT% 31.6% 32.0%
REB / G 34.7 34.8
OREB / G 8.7 8.3
AST / TO 0.95 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 49.9%
TOV% 17.5% 17.6%
ORB% 26.9% 23.1%
FT Rate 19.9% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 18.0%
DRB% 78.9% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 25.1%

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