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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -3.8 (-5.8) 158.6 (+9.4) 67% ✗
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% ✗

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 74 – 65 UCSB
Mar 14, 2025 UCSB 78 – 72 CSUN
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 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%

Game Analysis

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