The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Saint Mary's Gaels
52 – 47
FINAL Neutral Conference West Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount Lions
West Coast Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -5.5 Away covered
O/U 123.0 Under
Money SMC -220 / LMU +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +5 99 Won
Massey SMC -2.5 (+2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 121.2 (-22.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -2.3 (+2.7) 128.8 (-29.8) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMC -1.0 (+4.0) 126.1 (-27.1) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMC -2.0 (+3.0) 129.0 (-30.0) 63% ✓
Baseline ML SMC -2.4 (+2.6) 128.9 (-29.9) 64% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 29, 2025 SMC 78 – 73 LMU
Feb 28, 2025 SMC 58 – 55 LMU
Jan 8, 2025 SMC 81 – 56 LMU
Jan 28, 2024 SMC 70 – 65 LMU
Jan 7, 2024 SMC 68 – 64 LMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMC LMU
Overall 14-10 13-9
Conference 4-6 7-5
Home 9-3 8-3
Away 2-3 4-5
Neutral 3-4 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 64.2 69.5
Avg Pts Against 62.6 68.0
Massey 6.7 (#87) 4.2 (#109)
Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#63) 1.38 (#70)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#67) 1.43 (#87)
RPI 0.573 (#47) 0.554 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC LMU
FG% 42.4% 46.1%
3PT% 30.6% 34.4%
REB / G 35.2 35.3
OREB / G 8.9 10.0
AST / TO 0.96 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 52.1%
TOV% 17.3% 23.0%
ORB% 27.0% 32.6%
FT Rate 19.8% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 17.5%
DRB% 79.0% 79.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.2% 24.5%

Game Analysis

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