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UCLA Bruins
78 – 43
FINAL Conference
California Golden Bears
Pac-12 Conference · Pauley Pavilion · February 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -25.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UCLA +35 121 Won
Massey UCLA -27.0 (+8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 122.7 (-1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -24.6 (+10.4) 130.4 (-9.4) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -21.6 (+13.4) 127.5 (-6.5) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -22.0 (+13.0) 129.9 (-8.9) 91% ✓
Baseline ML UCLA -24.6 (+10.4) 128.3 (-7.3) 91% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 26, 2025 CAL 80 – 72 UCLA
Feb 10, 2024 UCLA 61 – 60 CAL
Jan 7, 2024 CAL 66 – 57 UCLA
Jan 28, 2022 UCLA 81 – 57 CAL
Jan 9, 2022 UCLA 60 – 52 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA CAL
Overall 31-6 3-29
Conference 18-2 2-18
Home 17-0 3-14
Away 9-2 0-12
Neutral 5-4 0-3
Last 5 5-0 0-5
Streak L1 L16
Avg Pts For 74.1 58.3
Avg Pts Against 60.7 70.1
Massey 18.6 (#4) -4.8 (#253)
Bradley-Terry 2.89 (#9) -1.80 (#326)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#8) -1.74 (#300)
RPI 0.634 (#6) 0.417 (#325)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA CAL
FG% 46.3% 40.2%
3PT% 35.9% 30.9%
REB / G 35.5 31.9
OREB / G 12.0 8.8
AST / TO 1.41 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 45.1%
TOV% 15.6% 20.6%
ORB% 34.9% 26.1%
FT Rate 17.8% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 24.9% 16.2%
DRB% 71.8% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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