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Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -2.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money UCSB -135 / UCSD +114
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSD +1 127 Lost
Massey UCSB -1.9 (-2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 144.3 (-17.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -0.5 (-1.5) 144.4 (-17.4) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -1.0 (-2.0) 141.7 (-14.7) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -1.0 (-2.0) 141.2 (-14.2) 55% ✗
Baseline ML UCSB -0.2 (-1.2) 143.2 (-16.2) 53% ✗

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 30, 2026 UCSB 62 – 48 UCSD
Mar 15, 2025 UCSD 69 – 51 UCSB
Jan 24, 2025 UCSD 77 – 63 UCSB
Dec 6, 2024 UCSD 84 – 76 UCSB
Feb 16, 2024 UCSD 61 – 46 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCSD
Overall 18-14 23-11
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 11-4 10-5
Away 5-8 8-5
Neutral 2-2 5-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 74.5
Avg Pts Against 73.7 70.5
Massey 1.6 (#140) 2.8 (#124)
Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#150) 0.53 (#119)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#143) 0.68 (#118)
RPI 0.514 (#146) 0.529 (#112)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCSD
FG% 46.7% 45.9%
3PT% 38.1% 33.7%
REB / G 34.0 36.9
OREB / G 10.1 9.2
AST / TO 1.15 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 53.1%
TOV% 18.6% 16.4%
ORB% 31.3% 26.5%
FT Rate 28.8% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 16.6%
DRB% 73.9% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 31.2% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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