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SMU Mustangs
94 – 70
FINAL Conference
Boston College Eagles
Atlantic Coast Conference · Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -15.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money SMU -1600 / BC +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual SMU +24 164 Won
Massey SMU -17.3 (+6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 150.0 (+14.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMU -15.6 (+8.4) 147.7 (+16.3) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -16.4 (+7.6) 145.8 (+18.2) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -15.8 (+8.2) 145.6 (+18.4) 88% ✓
Baseline ML SMU -15.4 (+8.6) 145.2 (+18.8) 88% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 21, 2024 SMU 103 – 77 BC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMU BC
Overall 20-14 11-20
Conference 8-10 4-14
Home 15-3 10-7
Away 3-8 1-10
Neutral 2-3 0-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L2 W1
Avg Pts For 84.1 67.4
Avg Pts Against 77.9 70.7
Massey 16.0 (#30) 1.7 (#139)
Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#36) -0.42 (#213)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.31 (#34) -0.23 (#179)
RPI 0.606 (#29) 0.477 (#229)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU BC
FG% 49.8% 41.1%
3PT% 38.1% 30.3%
REB / G 37.8 36.5
OREB / G 12.0 10.5
AST / TO 1.56 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 47.5%
TOV% 15.8% 15.4%
ORB% 34.7% 27.7%
FT Rate 24.4% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 15.1%
DRB% 68.5% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 23.0%

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