Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
SMU Mustangs
85 – 61
FINAL Conference
Stanford Cardinal
Atlantic Coast Conference · Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money SMU -320 / STAN +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual SMU +24 146 Won
Massey SMU -7.4 (+16.6) — —
Massey Totals — 155.2 (-9.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMU -6.0 (+18.0) 149.1 (-3.1) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -6.8 (+17.2) 146.2 (-0.2) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -6.5 (+17.5) 148.4 (-2.4) 75% ✓
Baseline ML SMU -5.9 (+18.1) 148.3 (-2.3) 75% ✓

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 28, 2026 STAN 95 – 75 SMU
Mar 1, 2025 STAN 73 – 68 SMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMU STAN
Overall 24-11 21-14
Conference 13-7 11-9
Home 13-6 17-3
Away 7-4 3-8
Neutral 4-1 1-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.9 73.5
Avg Pts Against 71.3 70.7
Massey 12.4 (#44) 8.3 (#70)
Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#50) 1.83 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.38 (#53) 1.77 (#73)
RPI 0.572 (#60) 0.578 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU STAN
FG% 47.8% 44.8%
3PT% 37.9% 34.4%
REB / G 40.4 35.0
OREB / G 13.2 11.0
AST / TO 1.37 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 52.0%
TOV% 16.8% 15.2%
ORB% 37.7% 32.0%
FT Rate 27.0% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 17.7%
DRB% 70.6% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 27.4%

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