And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · January 16, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -10.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money UCSB -800 / UCSD +560
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSB +17 121 Won
Massey UCSB -11.8 (+5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 145.0 (-24.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -10.2 (+6.8) 142.9 (-21.9) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -12.3 (+4.7) 140.4 (-19.4) 86% ✓
Baseline ML UCSB -13.2 (+3.8) 141.6 (-20.6) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 UCSD 64 – 63 UCSB
Jan 30, 2026 UCSB 62 – 48 UCSD
Mar 15, 2025 UCSD 69 – 51 UCSB
Jan 24, 2025 UCSD 77 – 63 UCSB
Dec 6, 2024 UCSD 84 – 76 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCSD
Overall 22-5 7-10
Conference 13-3 0-0
Home 11-0 7-3
Away 8-4 0-7
Neutral 3-1 0-0
Last 5 3-2 0-1
Streak L1 W2
Avg Pts For 73.4 68.6
Avg Pts Against 63.6 76.6
Massey 1.6 (#144) -7.5 (#283)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#132) -1.72 (#291)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#138) -2.78 (#304)
RPI 0.523 (#130) 0.353 (#332)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCSD
FG% 43.2% 45.6%
3PT% 32.9% 26.7%
REB / G 31.0 25.0
OREB / G 8.0 6.0
AST / TO 1.46 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 52.6%
TOV% 15.6% 21.2%
ORB% 23.8% 18.2%
FT Rate 28.4% 8.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 57.5%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 23.3%
DRB% 70.9% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 34.0%

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