Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Big West Conference · Bren Events Center · February 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCI -10.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money UCI -600 / UCSB +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCI win
Actual UCI +12 150 Won
Massey UCI -11.8 (+0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (+7.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCI -11.6 (+0.4) 142.1 (+7.9) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCI -10.1 (+1.9) 142.2 (+7.8) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCI -12.0 (-0.0) 143.4 (+6.6) 86% ✓
Baseline ML UCI -11.4 (+0.6) 142.2 (+7.8) 86% ✓

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 9, 2024 UCI 76 – 61 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCI UCSB
Overall 24-10 16-15
Conference 17-3 9-11
Home 13-0 9-7
Away 8-9 6-7
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 76.6 73.1
Avg Pts Against 68.8 73.3
Massey 7.8 (#74) -0.7 (#173)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#80) -0.22 (#195)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#84) -0.22 (#187)
RPI 0.576 (#55) 0.483 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors UCI UCSB
FG% 46.5% 48.1%
3PT% 35.6% 34.9%
REB / G 36.8 35.1
OREB / G 10.2 8.2
AST / TO 1.26 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 53.4%
TOV% 17.4% 19.1%
ORB% 30.8% 26.6%
FT Rate 25.1% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 14.1%
DRB% 71.8% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 20.1%

Game Analysis

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