And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · February 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCI -3.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money UCSB +138 / UCI -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCI +15 137 Lost
Massey UCI -4.5 (-10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 144.1 (-7.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCI -2.3 (-12.7) 140.5 (-3.5) 36% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCI -2.5 (-12.5) 141.5 (-4.5) 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCI -3.0 (-12.0) 142.2 (-5.2) 39% ✓
Baseline ML UCI -2.7 (-12.3) 141.4 (-4.4) 38% ✓

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 1, 2026 UCI 64 – 60 UCSB
Feb 8, 2026 UCSB 84 – 79 UCI
Mar 9, 2025 UCI 97 – 88 UCSB
Feb 14, 2025 UCI 62 – 60 UCSB
Feb 23, 2024 UCI 81 – 69 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCI
Overall 16-15 24-10
Conference 9-11 17-3
Home 9-7 13-0
Away 6-7 8-9
Neutral 1-1 3-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 73.1 76.6
Avg Pts Against 73.3 68.8
Massey 0.7 (#153) 8.5 (#70)
Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#173) 1.42 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#165) 1.73 (#76)
RPI 0.494 (#184) 0.579 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCI
FG% 49.6% 46.6%
3PT% 37.7% 36.2%
REB / G 35.7 37.5
OREB / G 7.9 10.1
AST / TO 0.98 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 51.6%
TOV% 19.8% 17.9%
ORB% 26.5% 30.5%
FT Rate 29.1% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 14.0% 18.1%
DRB% 75.0% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 24.0%

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