They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Big West Conference · Walter Pyramid · January 14, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -4.0 Home covered
O/U 147.0 Under
Money LBSU +160 / UCSB -190
Model Predictions
Spread Total LBSU win
Actual LBSU +7 123 Won
Massey UCSB -1.0 (+8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 155.2 (-32.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -1.4 (+8.4) 147.0 (-24.0) 44% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -0.8 (+7.8) 149.9 (-26.9) 45% ✗
Baseline ML UCSB -0.5 (+7.5) 149.5 (-26.5) 46% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -1.0 (+8.0) 148.2 (-25.2) 50% ✓

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 20-13 17-11
Conference 12-3 8-5
Home 11-3 11-3
Away 6-7 5-7
Neutral 3-3 1-1
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 71.5
Avg Pts Against 73.4 65.8
Massey -6.0 (#269) -1.1 (#195)
Bradley-Terry -1.44 (#287) -1.37 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.36 (#265) -1.54 (#278)
RPI 0.480 (#205) 0.387 (#333)
Shooting & Four Factors LBSU UCSB
FG% 43.7% 47.9%
3PT% 35.0% 31.0%
REB / G 34.8 34.8
OREB / G 10.5 9.4
AST / TO 0.66 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 52.3%
TOV% 21.4% 19.8%
ORB% 29.9% 30.2%
FT Rate 24.1% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.7% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 18.1%
DRB% 70.9% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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