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Clemson Tigers
57 – 54
FINAL Neutral Conference ACC
SMU Mustangs
Atlantic Coast Conference · Spectrum Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CLEM -6.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money CLEM -300 / SMU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total CLEM win
Actual CLEM +3 111 Won
Massey CLEM -3.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (-36.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CLEM -3.9 (-0.9) 139.9 (-28.9) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CLEM -4.3 (-1.3) 138.3 (-27.3) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CLEM -4.3 (-1.3) 141.1 (-30.1) 68% ✓
Baseline ML CLEM -3.8 (-0.8) 139.6 (-28.6) 65% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 8, 2026 CLEM 74 – 70 SMU
Feb 22, 2025 CLEM 79 – 69 SMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CLEM SMU
Overall 27-7 24-11
Conference 18-2 13-7
Home 15-2 13-6
Away 9-3 7-4
Neutral 3-2 4-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.1 79.9
Avg Pts Against 65.8 71.3
Massey 15.9 (#26) 12.4 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 2.98 (#16) 1.80 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.68 (#16) 2.15 (#60)
RPI 0.621 (#13) 0.564 (#60)
Shooting & Four Factors CLEM SMU
FG% 47.0% 48.3%
3PT% 37.8% 38.3%
REB / G 35.4 38.6
OREB / G 11.2 12.6
AST / TO 1.43 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 55.1%
TOV% 15.6% 17.4%
ORB% 34.0% 37.0%
FT Rate 21.3% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 17.6%
DRB% 69.9% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 24.0%

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