Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
California Golden Bears
77 – 81
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
Atlantic Coast Conference · Haas Pavilion · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money CAL +155 / SMU -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total CAL win
Actual SMU +4 158 Lost
Massey SMU -6.8 (+2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 157.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMU -6.1 (+2.1) 153.7 (+4.3) 28% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -6.6 (+2.6) 154.7 (+3.3) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -5.6 (+1.6) 153.4 (+4.6) 29% ✓
Baseline ML SMU -5.8 (+1.8) 155.2 (+2.8) 30% ✓

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 26, 2026 CAL 73 – 69 SMU
Jan 30, 2025 SMU 76 – 65 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CAL SMU
Overall 14-19 24-11
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 11-6 13-6
Away 2-11 7-4
Neutral 1-2 4-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 79.9
Avg Pts Against 76.8 71.3
Massey 3.3 (#112) 13.3 (#40)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#148) 1.95 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.49 (#133) 2.32 (#54)
RPI 0.493 (#189) 0.571 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors CAL SMU
FG% 42.0% 48.1%
3PT% 32.3% 38.0%
REB / G 37.0 39.8
OREB / G 13.1 13.2
AST / TO 0.91 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 54.9%
TOV% 16.8% 17.0%
ORB% 35.0% 38.1%
FT Rate 28.6% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 17.2%
DRB% 70.4% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 24.0%

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