Tire tracks all across your back - I can see you've had your fun. "Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · December 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -2.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UCSB -135 / UCSD +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSD +8 160 Lost
Massey UCSB -4.3 (-12.3) — —
Massey Totals — 136.6 (+23.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -1.2 (-9.2) 134.6 (+25.4) 53% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -2.2 (-10.2) 134.6 (+25.4) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -2.3 (-10.3) 136.7 (+23.3) 64% ✗
Baseline ML UCSB -3.1 (-11.1) 137.0 (+23.0) 60% ✗

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
Feb 16, 2024 UCSD 61 – 46 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCSD
Overall 21-13 30-5
Conference 11-9 18-2
Home 12-5 13-2
Away 7-7 12-2
Neutral 2-1 5-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 77.5
Avg Pts Against 69.4 63.0
Massey 6.1 (#78) 6.7 (#77)
Bradley-Terry 0.37 (#137) 0.99 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#147) 1.16 (#104)
RPI 0.483 (#197) 0.535 (#117)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCSD
FG% 49.8% 43.9%
3PT% 38.6% 36.2%
REB / G 38.2 31.3
OREB / G 9.8 8.6
AST / TO 1.28 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.1% 52.4%
TOV% 18.6% 13.1%
ORB% 33.0% 24.5%
FT Rate 24.8% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.0% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 22.9%
DRB% 72.6% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.0% 25.6%

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