The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Gonzaga Bulldogs
67 – 74
FINAL Conference
Saint Mary's Gaels
West Coast Conference · McCarthey Athletic Center · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread GONZ -6.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money GONZ -280 / SMC +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total GONZ win
Actual SMC +7 141 Lost
Massey GONZ -8.5 (-15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 144.8 (-3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GONZ -6.2 (-13.2) 142.7 (-1.7) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GONZ -6.4 (-13.4) 144.5 (-3.5) 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GONZ -6.3 (-13.3) 142.9 (-1.9) 70% ✗
Baseline ML GONZ -6.3 (-13.3) 142.7 (-1.7) 68% ✗

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 1, 2026 SMC 70 – 59 GONZ
Feb 1, 2026 GONZ 73 – 65 SMC
Mar 12, 2025 GONZ 58 – 51 SMC
Feb 2, 2025 SMC 62 – 58 GONZ
Mar 13, 2024 SMC 69 – 60 GONZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GONZ SMC
Overall 26-9 29-6
Conference 14-4 17-1
Home 13-2 16-1
Away 7-2 9-1
Neutral 6-5 4-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 86.4 72.7
Avg Pts Against 69.9 61.8
Massey 20.8 (#7) 15.4 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#43) 2.67 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#36) 3.59 (#19)
RPI 0.593 (#35) 0.623 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors GONZ SMC
FG% 50.0% 46.0%
3PT% 35.4% 33.6%
REB / G 39.7 39.0
OREB / G 11.8 13.9
AST / TO 2.07 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 51.7%
TOV% 13.5% 14.8%
ORB% 34.1% 39.6%
FT Rate 25.0% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.9%
DRB% 74.3% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 18.8%

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