I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Big West Conference · SRC Arena · February 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCR -0.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money UCR -115 / UCSB -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCR win
Actual UCR +12 150 Won
Massey UCR -1.2 (+10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.4 (+7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCR -1.7 (+10.3) 141.2 (+8.8) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCR -2.1 (+9.9) 139.1 (+10.9) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCR -1.5 (+10.5) 141.4 (+8.6) 62% ✓
Baseline ML UCR -1.0 (+11.0) 142.3 (+7.7) 60% ✓

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
Jan 17, 2025 UCSB 66 – 63 UCR
Mar 10, 2024 UCR 81 – 64 UCSB
Dec 31, 2023 UCR 79 – 77 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCR UCSB
Overall 21-13 21-13
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 14-1 12-5
Away 7-11 7-7
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 73.2
Avg Pts Against 76.4 69.4
Massey 0.0 (#159) 2.0 (#127)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#86) 0.38 (#139)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.81 (#110) 0.22 (#155)
RPI 0.554 (#79) 0.486 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors UCR UCSB
FG% 41.7% 46.8%
3PT% 33.0% 39.3%
REB / G 36.7 34.0
OREB / G 12.2 8.7
AST / TO 1.13 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 55.7%
TOV% 16.3% 19.1%
ORB% 32.3% 27.9%
FT Rate 19.4% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 17.1%
DRB% 70.6% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.5% 23.2%

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