So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · January 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -4.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money UCSB -198 / UCD +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCD +7 179 Lost
Massey UCSB -3.5 (-10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 156.3 (+22.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -2.6 (-9.6) 147.4 (+31.6) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCSB -4.2 (-11.2) 145.0 (+34.0) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -2.2 (-9.2) 146.6 (+32.4) 63% ✗
Baseline ML UCSB -2.6 (-9.6) 147.3 (+31.7) 62% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 UCD 79 – 73 UCSB
Feb 6, 2026 UCD 85 – 75 UCSB
Jan 18, 2025 UCD 64 – 60 UCSB
Dec 8, 2024 UCD 71 – 60 UCSB
Feb 2, 2024 UCD 79 – 69 UCSB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB UCD
Overall 18-14 19-14
Conference 11-9 11-9
Home 11-4 12-4
Away 5-8 6-9
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 76.1
Avg Pts Against 73.7 76.0
Massey -0.9 (#183) -0.7 (#176)
Bradley-Terry -0.09 (#181) 0.14 (#163)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#178) 0.68 (#128)
RPI 0.473 (#224) 0.499 (#173)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB UCD
FG% 45.9% 47.2%
3PT% 37.1% 34.5%
REB / G 34.0 31.0
OREB / G 10.8 8.0
AST / TO 1.10 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 54.6%
TOV% 19.4% 19.0%
ORB% 32.9% 25.5%
FT Rate 30.0% 30.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 19.1%
DRB% 72.6% 66.2%
Opp FT Rate 35.0% 29.5%

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