The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · March 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCI -3.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money UCSB +140 / UCI -165
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCI +9 185 Lost
Massey UCI -4.1 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 136.7 (+48.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCI -4.1 (-4.9) 140.0 (+45.0) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCI -3.1 (-5.9) 141.0 (+44.0) 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCI -3.8 (-5.2) 140.6 (+44.4) 37% ✓
Baseline ML UCI -3.8 (-5.2) 140.6 (+44.4) 33% ✓

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
Feb 14, 2025 UCI 62 – 60 UCSB
Feb 23, 2024 UCI 81 – 69 UCSB
Feb 9, 2024 UCI 76 – 61 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCI
Overall 21-13 32-7
Conference 11-9 17-3
Home 12-5 13-2
Away 7-7 14-3
Neutral 2-1 5-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 75.8
Avg Pts Against 69.4 67.4
Massey 1.4 (#138) 8.8 (#67)
Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#146) 2.14 (#44)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#157) 2.21 (#56)
RPI 0.480 (#225) 0.600 (#23)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCI
FG% 46.5% 45.0%
3PT% 39.2% 35.1%
REB / G 33.5 38.6
OREB / G 8.6 9.3
AST / TO 1.21 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 51.2%
TOV% 18.5% 18.4%
ORB% 27.4% 28.3%
FT Rate 22.5% 29.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 17.8%
DRB% 71.2% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 16.1%

Game Analysis

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