You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
79 – 63
FINAL Neutral Conference Big West Conference
UC Irvine Anteaters
Big West Conference · Michelob ULTRA Arena (Neutral) · March 14, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -2.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money UCSB -125 / UCI +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSB +16 142 Won
Massey UCSB -3.2 (+12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 127.0 (+15.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -2.2 (+13.8) 129.8 (+12.2) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -1.9 (+14.1) 128.2 (+13.8) 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -2.4 (+13.6) 130.4 (+11.6) 60% ✓
Baseline ML UCSB -2.2 (+13.8) 130.4 (+11.6) 61% ✓

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 1, 2026 UCI 64 – 60 UCSB
Feb 8, 2026 UCSB 84 – 79 UCI
Mar 9, 2025 UCI 97 – 88 UCSB
Feb 14, 2025 UCI 62 – 60 UCSB
Feb 23, 2024 UCI 81 – 69 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCI
Overall 22-5 18-9
Conference 13-3 10-4
Home 11-0 10-1
Away 8-4 6-6
Neutral 3-1 2-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 68.4
Avg Pts Against 63.6 64.1
Massey 7.3 (#78) 4.1 (#112)
Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#57) 0.85 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.79 (#76) 1.17 (#96)
RPI 0.583 (#33) 0.560 (#57)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCI
FG% 47.0% 43.3%
3PT% 34.7% 33.1%
REB / G 33.8 38.9
OREB / G 8.8 10.9
AST / TO 1.36 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 47.3%
TOV% 16.8% 19.0%
ORB% 28.2% 31.5%
FT Rate 27.3% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 18.5%
DRB% 75.4% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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