I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart "I'm Eighteen" - Alice Cooper
Gonzaga Bulldogs
88 – 78
FINAL Neutral Conference West Coast Conference
BYU Cougars
West Coast Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 10, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -14.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money GONZ -1400 / BYU +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total GONZ win
Actual GONZ +10 166 Won
Massey GONZ -11.2 (-1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 161.6 (+4.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -9.8 (+0.2) 157.0 (+9.0) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -8.3 (+1.7) 155.1 (+10.9) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -9.1 (+0.9) 157.2 (+8.8) 79% ✓
Baseline ML GONZ -8.5 (+1.5) 155.7 (+10.3) 81% ✓

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, 2023 GONZ 88 – 81 BYU
Jan 13, 2023 GONZ 75 – 74 BYU
Feb 6, 2022 GONZ 90 – 57 BYU
Jan 14, 2022 GONZ 110 – 84 BYU
Feb 9, 2021 GONZ 82 – 71 BYU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GONZ BYU
Overall 31-1 20-7
Conference 15-0 10-3
Home 12-0 11-2
Away 7-0 7-2
Neutral 12-1 2-3
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 91.0 77.0
Avg Pts Against 69.7 69.0
Massey 24.8 (#1) 13.5 (#24)
Bradley-Terry 5.52 (#1) 2.83 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 7.20 (#1) 3.39 (#16)
RPI 0.657 (#1) 0.636 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors GONZ BYU
FG% 55.2% 47.9%
3PT% 36.0% 37.2%
REB / G 38.0 39.5
OREB / G 9.7 9.5
AST / TO 1.50 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 61.0% 55.0%
TOV% 16.4% 19.4%
ORB% 30.7% 29.0%
FT Rate 26.4% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 16.2%
DRB% 76.5% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 19.9%

Game Analysis

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