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Big West Conference · Walter Pyramid · February 10, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -1.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money LBSU -111 / UCSB -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total LBSU win
Actual UCSB +3 147 Lost
Massey LBSU -1.0 (-4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 149.5 (-2.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -0.1 (-2.9) 145.9 (+1.1) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LBSU -0.5 (-3.5) 144.5 (+2.5) 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LBSU -0.5 (-3.5) 147.5 (-0.5) 53% ✗
Baseline ML LBSU -0.5 (-3.5) 148.3 (-1.3) 47% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 25, 2026 UCSB 74 – 71 LBSU
Dec 5, 2025 UCSB 84 – 77 LBSU
Feb 23, 2025 UCSB 58 – 56 LBSU
Feb 2, 2025 UCSB 85 – 54 LBSU
Mar 8, 2024 UCSB 76 – 74 LBSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LBSU UCSB
Overall 17-16 27-8
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 9-5 12-3
Away 6-9 10-4
Neutral 2-2 5-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 71.3
Avg Pts Against 75.7 66.0
Massey 1.5 (#140) 4.1 (#108)
Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#145) 1.03 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#126) 1.22 (#90)
RPI 0.534 (#113) 0.536 (#110)
Shooting & Four Factors LBSU UCSB
FG% 44.1% 48.2%
3PT% 29.3% 33.4%
REB / G 42.2 33.5
OREB / G 14.0 9.2
AST / TO 1.04 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 53.2%
TOV% 18.0% 19.1%
ORB% 35.7% 30.2%
FT Rate 20.8% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 19.9%
DRB% 72.8% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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