I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -1.4 (-4.4) 144.7 (+26.3) 54% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -2.1 (-5.1) 143.5 (+27.5) 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -1.0 (-4.0) 143.8 (+27.2) 54% ✗
Baseline ML UCSB -0.9 (-3.9) 144.3 (+26.7) 54% ✗

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 85 – 83 UCSB
Jan 3, 2026 CSUN 74 – 65 UCSB
Mar 14, 2025 UCSB 78 – 72 CSUN
Mar 2, 2025 CSUN 103 – 77 UCSB
Jan 31, 2025 CSUN 78 – 71 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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