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Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · December 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -13.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UCSB -1200 / LBSU +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSB +7 161 Won
Massey UCSB -12.1 (-5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 154.7 (+6.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -8.5 (-1.5) 146.6 (+14.4) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -11.1 (-4.1) 140.9 (+20.1) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -10.2 (-3.2) 145.4 (+15.6) 79% ✓
Baseline ML UCSB -8.6 (-1.6) 147.9 (+13.1) 78% ✓

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 25, 2026 UCSB 74 – 71 LBSU
Feb 23, 2025 UCSB 58 – 56 LBSU
Feb 2, 2025 UCSB 85 – 54 LBSU
Mar 8, 2024 UCSB 76 – 74 LBSU
Jan 14, 2024 UCSB 85 – 76 LBSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB LBSU
Overall 18-14 10-22
Conference 11-9 6-14
Home 11-4 7-9
Away 5-8 3-13
Neutral 2-2 0-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L3 W1
Avg Pts For 76.7 73.2
Avg Pts Against 73.7 79.0
Massey -0.6 (#174) -7.7 (#291)
Bradley-Terry 0.65 (#134) -2.05 (#316)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#153) -2.38 (#303)
RPI 0.541 (#113) 0.398 (#319)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB LBSU
FG% 44.3% 42.5%
3PT% 36.6% 30.4%
REB / G 33.5 31.0
OREB / G 11.7 10.4
AST / TO 1.26 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 48.3%
TOV% 16.3% 18.0%
ORB% 34.1% 29.0%
FT Rate 32.3% 17.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.1% 56.6%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 19.0%
DRB% 72.4% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 34.7% 33.1%

Game Analysis

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