We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · February 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -2.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UCSB -130 / UCI +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSB +5 163 Won
Massey UCSB -2.0 (+3.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (+21.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -2.1 (+2.9) 140.3 (+22.7) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -2.2 (+2.8) 141.4 (+21.6) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -0.7 (+4.3) 142.0 (+21.0) 56% ✓
Baseline ML UCSB -1.6 (+3.4) 141.0 (+22.0) 59% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2026 UCI 64 – 60 UCSB
Mar 9, 2025 UCI 97 – 88 UCSB
Feb 14, 2025 UCI 62 – 60 UCSB
Feb 23, 2024 UCI 81 – 69 UCSB
Feb 9, 2024 UCI 76 – 61 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCI
Overall 18-14 23-12
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 11-4 12-5
Away 5-8 7-5
Neutral 2-2 4-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 76.7 74.2
Avg Pts Against 73.7 69.4
Massey 2.3 (#134) 3.3 (#117)
Bradley-Terry 0.37 (#130) 0.66 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#129) 0.88 (#103)
RPI 0.523 (#124) 0.546 (#84)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCI
FG% 47.8% 43.7%
3PT% 38.7% 31.9%
REB / G 33.4 39.3
OREB / G 10.2 11.4
AST / TO 1.22 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 48.2%
TOV% 18.5% 17.3%
ORB% 32.4% 30.8%
FT Rate 28.5% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 44.1%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 18.3%
DRB% 73.7% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 32.1% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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