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UC Davis Aggies
79 – 73
FINAL Neutral Conference Big West
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big West Conference · Lee's Family Forum (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -4.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money UCD +170 / UCSB -205
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCD win
Actual UCD +6 152 Won
Massey UCSB -2.3 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.0 (+4.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -1.7 (+7.7) 142.5 (+9.5) 42% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -2.7 (+8.7) 141.9 (+10.1) 38% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -1.6 (+7.6) 141.8 (+10.2) 43% ✗
Baseline ML UCSB -2.0 (+8.0) 141.9 (+10.1) 41% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 6, 2026 UCD 85 – 75 UCSB
Jan 9, 2026 UCD 93 – 86 UCSB
Jan 18, 2025 UCD 64 – 60 UCSB
Dec 8, 2024 UCD 71 – 60 UCSB
Feb 2, 2024 UCD 79 – 69 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCD UCSB
Overall 19-14 18-14
Conference 11-9 11-9
Home 12-4 11-4
Away 6-9 5-8
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 76.1 76.7
Avg Pts Against 76.0 73.7
Massey -0.8 (#176) 1.5 (#141)
Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#151) 0.06 (#157)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#137) 0.23 (#142)
RPI 0.506 (#165) 0.506 (#164)
Shooting & Four Factors UCD UCSB
FG% 44.5% 46.7%
3PT% 34.9% 38.0%
REB / G 32.4 34.0
OREB / G 8.9 10.0
AST / TO 1.19 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 55.1%
TOV% 18.0% 18.9%
ORB% 26.1% 31.2%
FT Rate 30.8% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 16.9%
DRB% 69.5% 74.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.7% 30.9%

Game Analysis

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