I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
UC Davis Aggies
75 – 72
FINAL Conference
UC Irvine Anteaters
Big West Conference · University Credit Union Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCI -3.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money UCD +142 / UCI -170
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCD win
Actual UCD +3 147 Won
Massey UCD -0.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (+1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCI -0.1 (+3.1) 145.7 (+1.3) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCI -0.2 (+3.2) 147.3 (-0.3) 46% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCD -0.2 (+2.8) 142.1 (+4.9) 51% ✓
Baseline ML UCD -0.1 (+2.9) 143.6 (+3.4) 48% ✗

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 8, 2026 UCI 79 – 69 UCD
Mar 7, 2025 UCI 88 – 59 UCD
Feb 1, 2025 UCI 73 – 66 UCD
Jan 20, 2024 UCD 54 – 52 UCI
Jan 6, 2024 UCI 74 – 71 UCD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCD UCI
Overall 19-14 23-12
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 12-4 12-5
Away 6-9 7-5
Neutral 1-1 4-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.1 74.2
Avg Pts Against 76.0 69.4
Massey -0.6 (#176) 2.8 (#129)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#150) 0.47 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#130) 0.69 (#118)
RPI 0.507 (#160) 0.526 (#123)
Shooting & Four Factors UCD UCI
FG% 46.9% 43.6%
3PT% 34.8% 34.5%
REB / G 32.3 37.8
OREB / G 8.3 10.8
AST / TO 1.15 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 48.7%
TOV% 19.0% 17.6%
ORB% 26.1% 29.6%
FT Rate 31.1% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 18.3%
DRB% 68.7% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 30.9% 19.3%

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