That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · February 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -5.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money UCSB -250 / CSUN +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual CSUN +2 168 Lost
Massey UCSB -5.3 (-7.3)
Massey Totals 162.5 (+5.5)
Bradley-Terry 63%
Weighted B-T 69%
Efficiency Plus ML UCSB -5.5 (-7.5) 154.1 (+13.9) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -4.0 (-6.0) 154.4 (+13.6) 66%
Baseline ML UCSB -4.0 (-6.0) 157.1 (+10.9) 63%
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -3.8 (-5.8) 158.6 (+9.4) 67%

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 3, 2026 CSUN 7465 UCSB
Mar 14, 2025 UCSB 7872 CSUN
Mar 2, 2025 CSUN 10377 UCSB
Jan 31, 2025 CSUN 7871 UCSB
Mar 14, 2024 CSUN 8784 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB CSUN
Overall 18-14 20-14
Conference 11-9 12-8
Home 11-4 12-3
Away 5-8 7-8
Neutral 2-2 1-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 80.6
Avg Pts Against 73.7 81.3
Massey 1.8 (#138) -0.6 (#174)
Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#137) 0.30 (#138)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#138) 0.15 (#156)
RPI 0.522 (#128) 0.518 (#138)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB CSUN
FG% 47.7% 46.5%
3PT% 38.6% 34.8%
REB / G 33.2 39.7
OREB / G 10.3 11.8
AST / TO 1.20 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.1% 52.5%
TOV% 18.3% 18.0%
ORB% 32.5% 31.6%
FT Rate 28.4% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 16.4%
DRB% 73.9% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 31.3% 26.6%

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