I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Big West Conference · SRC Arena · December 31, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -2.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money UCR +138 / UCSB -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCR win
Actual UCR +2 156 Won
Massey UCR -1.8 (+0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 142.9 (+13.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCR -1.7 (+0.3) 140.7 (+15.3) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCR -1.3 (+0.7) 138.6 (+17.4) 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCR -1.7 (+0.3) 140.8 (+15.2) 60% ✓
Baseline ML UCR -1.0 (+1.0) 141.1 (+14.9) 57% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 27, 2026 UCSB 70 – 59 UCR
Feb 13, 2026 UCSB 76 – 68 UCR
Feb 16, 2025 UCR 81 – 69 UCSB
Jan 17, 2025 UCSB 66 – 63 UCR
Mar 10, 2024 UCR 81 – 64 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCR UCSB
Overall 16-18 16-15
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 10-5 9-7
Away 4-12 6-7
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.3 73.1
Avg Pts Against 72.4 73.3
Massey -3.4 (#240) -0.7 (#182)
Bradley-Terry -0.81 (#257) 0.16 (#159)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#220) -0.04 (#173)
RPI 0.458 (#250) 0.507 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors UCR UCSB
FG% 38.5% 48.6%
3PT% 32.3% 35.8%
REB / G 34.8 38.4
OREB / G 10.8 8.6
AST / TO 1.39 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 53.5%
TOV% 14.6% 20.3%
ORB% 28.2% 27.0%
FT Rate 16.7% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 12.7%
DRB% 73.9% 76.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 18.7%

Game Analysis

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