Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Pauley Pavilion · December 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -24.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UCLA -5000 / UCR +1800
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UCLA +32 162 Won
Massey UCLA -20.9 (+11.1) — —
Massey Totals — 150.5 (+11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -17.6 (+14.4) 147.4 (+14.6) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -17.4 (+14.6) 144.9 (+17.1) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -20.5 (+11.5) 147.2 (+14.8) 90% ✓
Baseline ML UCLA -19.6 (+12.4) 148.6 (+13.4) 90% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 1, 2023 UCLA 66 – 65 UCR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA UCR
Overall 24-12 10-22
Conference 13-7 5-15
Home 17-1 7-7
Away 4-6 3-15
Neutral 3-5 0-0
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.1 71.6
Avg Pts Against 71.1 79.1
Massey 11.9 (#44) -4.8 (#242)
Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#31) -0.17 (#190)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.56 (#31) -0.19 (#182)
RPI 0.571 (#68) 0.516 (#147)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA UCR
FG% 48.8% 45.9%
3PT% 40.3% 33.9%
REB / G 32.8 33.4
OREB / G 10.2 8.3
AST / TO 1.60 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 52.2%
TOV% 15.2% 20.4%
ORB% 32.5% 25.7%
FT Rate 28.0% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 13.5%
DRB% 67.8% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 24.8%

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