They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money UCSB -163 / UCR +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCR +17 145 Lost
Massey UCSB -5.5 (-22.5)
Massey Totals 144.6 (+0.4)
Bradley-Terry 72%
Weighted B-T 73%
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -3.8 (-20.8) 146.2 (-1.2) 66%
Model 4 ML UCSB -3.7 (-20.7) 144.4 (+0.6) 60%
Model 3 ML UCSB -4.3 (-21.3) 144.7 (+0.3) 68%
Baseline ML UCSB -4.0 (-21.0) 145.9 (-0.9) 68%

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 27, 2026 UCSB 7059 UCR
Feb 13, 2026 UCSB 7668 UCR
Feb 16, 2025 UCR 8169 UCSB
Jan 17, 2025 UCSB 6663 UCR
Dec 31, 2023 UCR 7977 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCR
Overall 16-15 16-18
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 9-7 10-5
Away 6-7 4-12
Neutral 1-1 2-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 69.3
Avg Pts Against 73.3 72.4
Massey -1.2 (#181) -3.5 (#226)
Bradley-Terry -0.17 (#190) -0.50 (#223)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#190) -0.55 (#215)
RPI 0.487 (#205) 0.476 (#236)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCR
FG% 48.3% 39.2%
3PT% 35.7% 31.6%
REB / G 34.4 36.5
OREB / G 7.8 11.7
AST / TO 0.98 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 45.7%
TOV% 19.0% 14.4%
ORB% 25.5% 29.6%
FT Rate 28.9% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 14.2% 15.4%
DRB% 74.0% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 24.8%

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