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UCLA Bruins
57 – 66
FINAL Conference
California Golden Bears
Pac-12 Conference · Pauley Pavilion · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money UCLA -278 / CAL +222
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual CAL +9 123 Lost
Massey UCLA -8.1 (-17.1) — —
Massey Totals — 139.3 (-16.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -5.9 (-14.9) 138.4 (-15.4) 69% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -8.0 (-17.0) 135.5 (-12.5) 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -5.1 (-14.1) 136.2 (-13.2) 71% ✗
Baseline ML UCLA -5.5 (-14.5) 136.3 (-13.3) 71% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 26, 2025 CAL 80 – 72 UCLA
Feb 10, 2024 UCLA 61 – 60 CAL
Feb 19, 2023 UCLA 78 – 43 CAL
Jan 28, 2022 UCLA 81 – 57 CAL
Jan 9, 2022 UCLA 60 – 52 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA CAL
Overall 16-17 13-19
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 9-7 10-6
Away 5-6 3-8
Neutral 1-4 0-5
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 65.7 74.0
Avg Pts Against 66.0 77.0
Massey 3.3 (#120) -0.6 (#179)
Bradley-Terry -0.67 (#239) -1.20 (#279)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#227) -0.96 (#245)
RPI 0.474 (#219) 0.455 (#255)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA CAL
FG% 40.9% 43.5%
3PT% 29.2% 33.4%
REB / G 34.8 37.4
OREB / G 11.1 11.5
AST / TO 0.93 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.8% 50.8%
TOV% 17.7% 18.7%
ORB% 32.7% 31.8%
FT Rate 27.2% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 52.4%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 15.6%
DRB% 73.0% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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