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Season records: Hofstra and Saint Mary's
HOFThis seasonSMC
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects SMC 75–62 · win probability SMC 87%
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model 137.1
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: SMC has more of the edges

HOF 0, SMC 4 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
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HOF offense vs SMC defense
Offense 254th of 366 against a defense 44th, on the model’s ratings
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Free throws
Free throw rate: HOF 31.6, SMC 35.5. Allowed: HOF 35.1, SMC 25.7
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Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: HOF 34.7%, SMC 37.5%. Defensive: HOF 69.0%, SMC 76.1%
SMCSmall
Home court
SMC at home. This season: SMC 0-0 at home, HOF 0-0 away
Context
Schedule so far
HOF has played the 142nd-hardest schedule, SMC the 93rd. A record against a soft schedule means less
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Who is back
Minutes back from last season: HOF 12%, SMC 32%. Transfers in: HOF 4, SMC 5. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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Shooting
Effective FG%: HOF 51.4 and allows 46.3; SMC 52.8 and allows 46.8
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Three-pointers
HOF hits 37.1% and allows 32.3%; SMC hits 38.7% and allows 31.4%. Threes are 42.9% and 36.4% of their shots
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Turnovers
Turnover rate: HOF 16.1%, SMC 16.9%. Forced: HOF 15.0%, SMC 15.1%
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SMC offense vs HOF defense
Offense 129th of 366 against a defense 120th, on the model’s ratings
Context
Tempo
About 66 possessions: HOF plays 65.9 a game (319th fastest), SMC 66.2 (305th). Faster games mean more points

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—SMC -12.9—
Total—137.1—
Projected score—HOF 62.1 · SMC 75

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadSMC -7.5—
1H total64.2—
1H projected scoreHOF 28.3 · SMC 35.9—

Saint Mary's has the better starters

Position by position: Hofstra 0, Saint Mary's 2, even 3
HofstraBetterSaint Mary's
G J. Moore TR10.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 3.8 ast Score 46
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G J. Dent12.8 pts · 2.5 reb · 5.7 ast Score 83
G D. Tavarez TR8.9 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.8 ast Score 47
Even
G J. Dent-Smith TR8.2 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.5 ast Score 53
F J. DeCady6.3 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.6 ast Score 17
Even
G R. Hawke2.5 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.4 ast Score 21
F S. Wewe TR2.4 pts · 5.2 reb · 0.4 ast Score 17
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F T. Ndong TR4.9 pts · 6.5 reb · 0.4 ast Score 73
F I. Zorgvol TR5.2 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.3 ast Score 62
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F K. Gad1.7 pts · 1.3 reb · 0.8 ast Not ranked
HofstraBetterSaint Mary's
HOF offense254th of 366 · -7.7
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SMC defense44th of 366 · +2.5
HOF defense120th of 366 · -1.9
Even
SMC offense129th of 366 · -3.5
Backcourt-1.5 · 2 players
SMCSmall
Backcourt+0.8 · 3 players
Frontcourt-3.3 · 3 players
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Frontcourt+0.5 · 2 players
BenchNo numbers yet
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Bench-0.6 · 4 players
Score, worst to bestHOF betterSMC betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Hofstra
Guards
J. Moore30 min · TRD. Tavarez23 min · TRT. ThomasNewC. LopezNewT. BoydNewN. JeffersonNew
Forwards
J. DeCady25 minS. Wewe16 min · TRI. Zorgvol15 min · TRR. DunnNew
Saint Mary's
Guards
J. Dent37 minJ. Dent-Smith20 min · TRR. Hawke11 minL. Fennell8 min · TRM. Juzenas6 minD. BivinsNew
Forwards
T. Ndong18 min · TRK. Gad10 minV. Zougris9 min · TRJ. LewisNewT. MacLeanNew
Centers
S. Altuntas8 min · TRJ. GardnerNewF. PavelyNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
HOFSMC
Scoring
74.4 #184Points per game76.8 #125
1.13 #86Points per possession1.17 #39
65.9 #319Pace (possessions)66.2 #305
Shooting
51.4 #178Effective FG%52.8 #109
37.1 #263-point %38.7 #7
42.9 #1193-point attempt rate36.4 #242
31.6 #264Free throw rate35.5 #162
Possessions
16.1 #148Turnover rate16.9 #201
34.7 #54Offensive rebound rate37.5 #12
12.3 #263Assists per game15.1 #82
Defense
68.2 #36Points allowed65.2 #7
1.04 #69Points allowed per possession0.98 #14
46.3 #14Opponent effective FG%46.8 #20
32.3 #78Opponent 3-point %31.4 #40
15.0 #292Turnovers forced15.1 #274
69.0 #201Defensive rebound rate76.1 #4
4.8 #343Steals per game5.5 #302
3.5 #135Blocks per game3.6 #129

Hofstra

22-11 in 2025-26 overall · 15-6 in conference · Coastal Athletic Association

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Alabama70–90
  • Wvs Monmouth75–69
  • Wvs Towson68–65
  • Wvs William & Mary92–61
  • Wvs Drexel62–51

A week or more of rest.

Saint Mary's

26-6 in 2025-26 overall · 16-3 in conference · West Coast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Texas A&M50–63
  • Lvs Santa Clara71–76
  • Wvs Gonzaga70–59
  • Wvs Santa Clara86–67
  • W@ Washington St83–67

A week or more of rest.