I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
95 – 87
FINAL Neutral Conference Big West Conference
Long Beach State Beach
Big West Conference · Michelob ULTRA Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -12.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money UCSB -800 / LBSU +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSB +8 182 Won
Massey UCSB -15.2 (-7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (+37.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -13.2 (-5.2) 142.2 (+39.8) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -12.5 (-4.5) 140.9 (+41.1) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -14.2 (-6.2) 141.5 (+40.5) 87% ✓
Baseline ML UCSB -13.0 (-5.0) 141.9 (+40.1) 86% ✓

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 UCSB LBSU
Overall 22-5 6-12
Conference 13-3 4-8
Home 11-0 4-3
Away 8-4 1-8
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 73.8
Avg Pts Against 63.6 79.4
Massey 7.4 (#81) -7.8 (#282)
Bradley-Terry 1.60 (#63) -1.08 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#76) -1.36 (#261)
RPI 0.587 (#32) 0.422 (#299)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB LBSU
FG% 47.0% 44.3%
3PT% 35.1% 35.0%
REB / G 33.6 35.2
OREB / G 9.0 8.1
AST / TO 1.38 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 50.3%
TOV% 17.1% 21.4%
ORB% 28.5% 23.1%
FT Rate 25.2% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 21.4% 17.7%
DRB% 74.8% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.3% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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