I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
92 – 87
FINAL Neutral Conference Big West
UC Riverside Highlanders
Big West Conference · Lee's Family Forum (Neutral) · March 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -3.0 Home covered
O/U 132.0 Over
Money UCSB -155 / UCR +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSB +5 179 Won
Massey UCSB -2.3 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 136.4 (+42.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -2.5 (+2.5) 137.7 (+41.3) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -1.6 (+3.4) 134.0 (+45.0) 57% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -2.3 (+2.7) 138.3 (+40.7) 61% ✓
Baseline ML UCSB -2.5 (+2.5) 139.6 (+39.4) 64% ✓

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 70 – 59 UCR
Feb 13, 2026 UCSB 76 – 68 UCR
Feb 16, 2025 UCR 81 – 69 UCSB
Jan 17, 2025 UCSB 66 – 63 UCR
Mar 10, 2024 UCR 81 – 64 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCR
Overall 27-8 22-12
Conference 15-5 14-6
Home 12-3 9-4
Away 10-4 9-7
Neutral 5-1 4-1
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 71.4
Avg Pts Against 66.0 70.4
Massey 4.0 (#110) 1.7 (#139)
Bradley-Terry 0.95 (#95) 0.68 (#114)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#102) 0.47 (#138)
RPI 0.534 (#108) 0.532 (#114)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCR
FG% 49.0% 43.6%
3PT% 34.4% 35.3%
REB / G 31.7 36.2
OREB / G 8.1 11.4
AST / TO 1.21 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 50.3%
TOV% 17.4% 18.1%
ORB% 27.3% 31.7%
FT Rate 24.9% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 17.5%
DRB% 73.8% 77.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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