Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
Cal State Northridge Matadors
72 – 78
FINAL Neutral Conference Big West
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big West Conference · Lee's Family Forum (Neutral) · March 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CSUN -3.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money CSUN -170 / UCSB +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total CSUN win
Actual UCSB +6 150 Lost
Massey CSUN -3.0 (-9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 150.4 (-0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CSUN -2.7 (-8.7) 149.6 (+0.4) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CSUN -2.8 (-8.8) 146.2 (+3.8) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CSUN -3.0 (-9.0) 148.8 (+1.2) 62% ✗
Baseline ML CSUN -3.1 (-9.1) 149.8 (+0.2) 65% ✗

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 20, 2026 CSUN 85 – 83 UCSB
Jan 3, 2026 CSUN 74 – 65 UCSB
Mar 2, 2025 CSUN 103 – 77 UCSB
Jan 31, 2025 CSUN 78 – 71 UCSB
Mar 14, 2024 CSUN 87 – 84 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CSUN UCSB
Overall 22-11 21-13
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 10-3 12-5
Away 10-7 7-7
Neutral 2-1 2-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.5 73.2
Avg Pts Against 74.3 69.4
Massey 4.2 (#103) 1.2 (#140)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#87) 0.31 (#140)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#94) 0.19 (#154)
RPI 0.525 (#128) 0.475 (#232)
Shooting & Four Factors CSUN UCSB
FG% 46.5% 46.6%
3PT% 35.3% 39.1%
REB / G 39.5 33.2
OREB / G 12.8 8.6
AST / TO 1.19 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 55.7%
TOV% 18.6% 18.3%
ORB% 35.3% 27.2%
FT Rate 26.0% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 17.1%
DRB% 75.8% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 34.8% 24.2%

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