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Pepperdine Waves
45 72
FINAL Conference
Saint Mary's Gaels
West Coast Conference · Firestone Fieldhouse · December 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -19.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money PEPP +1400 / SMC -3200
Model Predictions
Spread Total PEPP win
Actual SMC +27 117 Lost
Massey SMC -14.7 (-12.3)
Massey Totals 139.8 (-22.8)
Bradley-Terry 3%
Weighted B-T 1%
Baseline Plus ML SMC -11.7 (-15.3) 135.4 (-18.4) 16%
Model 4 ML SMC -13.0 (-14.0) 137.3 (-20.3) 14%
Model 3 ML SMC -11.6 (-15.4) 135.3 (-18.3) 15%
Baseline ML SMC -11.2 (-15.8) 136.6 (-19.6) 17%

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 8860 PEPP
Mar 11, 2025 SMC 7459 PEPP
Jan 19, 2025 SMC 7450 PEPP
Jan 3, 2025 SMC 7141 PEPP
Mar 1, 2024 SMC 8357 PEPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PEPP SMC
Overall 9-23 27-6
Conference 4-14 16-2
Home 7-10 17-0
Away 2-11 8-2
Neutral 0-2 2-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.4 76.8
Avg Pts Against 79.7 65.2
Massey -5.4 (#254) 13.3 (#39)
Bradley-Terry -1.18 (#268) 3.02 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#252) 4.40 (#21)
RPI 0.420 (#310) 0.680 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors PEPP SMC
FG% 40.9% 45.9%
3PT% 30.5% 35.2%
REB / G 33.4 39.7
OREB / G 10.1 12.4
AST / TO 0.98 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 51.8%
TOV% 19.4% 17.6%
ORB% 29.6% 38.2%
FT Rate 27.1% 34.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 15.4%
DRB% 67.0% 74.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 18.7%

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