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Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · January 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -5.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UCSB -225 / UCSD +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSD +7 151 Lost
Massey UCSB -1.8 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (+6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -2.5 (-9.5) 144.3 (+6.7) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -1.4 (-8.4) 141.4 (+9.6) 58% ✗
Baseline ML UCSB -1.0 (-8.0) 141.5 (+9.5) 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -0.7 (-7.7) 142.0 (+9.0) 52% ✗

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 8, 2026 UCSD 64 – 63 UCSB
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCSD
Overall 16-15 21-12
Conference 9-11 15-5
Home 9-7 14-2
Away 6-7 7-7
Neutral 1-1 0-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 73.3 69.9
Massey -1.1 (#188) 1.5 (#148)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#197) -0.69 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.30 (#199) -0.54 (#219)
RPI 0.475 (#214) 0.453 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCSD
FG% 48.5% 42.4%
3PT% 34.4% 31.5%
REB / G 38.1 33.4
OREB / G 8.4 9.7
AST / TO 0.96 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 49.1%
TOV% 19.3% 15.0%
ORB% 26.3% 27.9%
FT Rate 27.7% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 12.5% 18.1%
DRB% 77.5% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 19.2%

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