I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
84 87 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big West
Cal State Northridge Matadors
Big West Conference · Lee's Family Forum (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -3.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money UCSB -188 / CSUN +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual CSUN +3 171 Lost
Massey UCSB -1.5 (-4.5)
Massey Totals 149.4 (+21.6)
Bradley-Terry 48%
Weighted B-T 51%
Efficiency Plus ML UCSB -2.3 (-5.3) 142.8 (+28.2) 62%
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -1.2 (-4.2) 144.1 (+26.9) 55%
Baseline ML UCSB -0.8 (-3.8) 144.2 (+26.8) 51%
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -1.8 (-4.8) 144.2 (+26.8) 53%

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 20, 2026 CSUN 8583 UCSB
Jan 3, 2026 CSUN 7465 UCSB
Mar 14, 2025 UCSB 7872 CSUN
Mar 2, 2025 CSUN 10377 UCSB
Jan 31, 2025 CSUN 7871 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB CSUN
Overall 16-15 19-15
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 9-7 9-7
Away 6-7 9-7
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.1 73.8
Avg Pts Against 73.3 74.4
Massey -1.9 (#197) -3.4 (#224)
Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#203) -0.21 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.39 (#202) -0.42 (#204)
RPI 0.480 (#219) 0.464 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB CSUN
FG% 48.3% 44.9%
3PT% 35.9% 30.0%
REB / G 34.0 38.9
OREB / G 7.7 11.4
AST / TO 0.97 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 48.8%
TOV% 19.3% 19.3%
ORB% 25.2% 31.5%
FT Rate 28.9% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 18.0%
DRB% 73.4% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 28.3%

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