Come on down and meet your maker. Come on down and take a stand. "The Stand" - The Alarm
Big West Conference · The Thunderdome · January 23, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCSB -8.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money UCSB -455 / CP +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCSB win
Actual UCSB +40 174 Won
Massey UCSB -7.7 (+32.3)
Massey Totals 165.5 (+8.5)
Bradley-Terry 81%
Weighted B-T 85%
Efficiency Plus ML UCSB -7.1 (+32.9) 153.4 (+20.6) 78%
Baseline Tuned ML UCSB -6.1 (+33.9) 155.1 (+18.9) 74%
Baseline ML UCSB -5.7 (+34.3) 155.7 (+18.3) 73%
Baseline Plus ML UCSB -6.7 (+33.3) 153.7 (+20.3) 77%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 15, 2026 CP 8979 UCSB
Feb 28, 2025 UCSB 9677 CP
Jan 12, 2025 UCSB 7572 CP
Mar 1, 2024 UCSB 8375 CP
Jan 7, 2024 UCSB 6152 CP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCSB CP
Overall 18-14 14-19
Conference 11-9 10-10
Home 11-4 8-6
Away 5-8 6-11
Neutral 2-2 0-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 81.4
Avg Pts Against 73.7 85.3
Massey -0.5 (#174) -4.9 (#246)
Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#165) -0.78 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#164) -1.12 (#246)
RPI 0.502 (#175) 0.456 (#253)
Shooting & Four Factors UCSB CP
FG% 46.9% 41.0%
3PT% 38.1% 33.3%
REB / G 33.2 38.2
OREB / G 10.2 11.3
AST / TO 1.13 0.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 49.8%
TOV% 18.8% 20.9%
ORB% 32.0% 29.4%
FT Rate 30.6% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 16.0%
DRB% 71.9% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 33.5% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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