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CS Northridge vs UC Santa Barbara Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 03 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 74-65
34-26 40-39
Position#132
Record8-7
FormWWWLL
Points / game80.5
Allowed / game79.1
vs
Position#146
Record9-5
FormWLLWL
Points / game79.7
Allowed / game73.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · CS Northridge v UC Santa Barbara
03 Jan 2026
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

CS Northridge winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UC Santa Barbara winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CS NorthridgeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho
#136
L
64-78
64
78
-14
A27/11
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
L
50-82
50
82
-32
A28/11
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
87-66
87
66
+21
H05/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
L
71-85
71
85
-14
A07/12
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
89-87
89
87
+2
H11/12
NCAA
Delaware
#326
W
88-66
88
66
+22
A13/12
NCAA
La Sierra
#545
W
88-53
88
53
+35
H19/12
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
100-88
100
88
+12
H23/12
NCAA
Stanford
#103
L
80-88
80
88
-8
A28/12
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
80-89
80
89
-9
A01/01
NCAA
1H
2H
37-37
27-41
18-39
32-43
44-32
43-34
41-37
30-48
47-37
42-50
48-28
40-38
43-16
45-37
52-44
48-44
38-33
42-55
33-38
47-51
157.9Avg total
79.7Scored
78.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)80.579.1159.6+1.553%
Season at home (6)92.872.8165.7+20.0100%
Season away (9)72.383.2155.6-10.922%
Last 10 (10)79.778.2157.9+1.550%
Last 5 (5)87.276.8164.0+10.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)69.283.7152.8-14.517%
vs Similar ◀ (10)79.380.7160.0-1.450%
vs Weaker (13)85.771.2156.9+14.592%
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC Santa BarbaraUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nevada
#86
L
64-77
64
77
-13
A22/11
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
84-49
84
49
+35
H25/11
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
W
72-70
72
70
+2
H28/11
NCAA
Seattle
#108
W
74-71
74
71
+3
A29/11
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
W
84-77 OT
84
77
+7
H05/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
109-84
109
84
+25
H07/12
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
53-68
53
68
-15
A13/12
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#171
L
64-67
64
67
-3
A18/12
NCAA
Portland
#253
W
79-61
79
61
+18
H22/12
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
84-95
84
95
-11
A02/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-32
36-45
42-19
42-30
33-34
39-36
36-32
38-39
31-30
36-37
51-36
58-48
15-37
38-31
30-42
34-25
36-23
43-38
36-50
48-45
148.6Avg total
76.7Scored
71.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)79.773.2152.9+6.564%
Season at home (8)85.670.0155.6+15.688%
Season away (6)71.877.5149.3-5.733%
Last 10 (10)76.771.9148.6+4.860%
Last 5 (5)77.875.0152.8+2.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)63.074.6137.6-11.60%
vs Similar ◀ (7)74.682.0156.6-7.429%
vs Weaker (18)81.869.3151.1+12.489%
This opponent (CS Northridge) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +6.0+6.01st half: +0.3+0.32nd half2nd half: -4.5-4.52nd half: +3.8+3.8
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +6.0+6.01st half: +0.3+0.32nd half2nd half: -4.5-4.52nd half: +3.8+3.8
CS NorthridgeUC Santa Barbara
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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CS NorthridgeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho
#136
D
37-37
37
37
+0
A27/11
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
L
18-39
18
39
-21
A28/11
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
44-32
44
32
+12
H05/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
W
41-37
41
37
+4
A07/12
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
47-37
47
37
+10
H11/12
NCAA
Delaware
#326
W
48-28
48
28
+20
A13/12
NCAA
La Sierra
#545
W
43-16
43
16
+27
H19/12
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
52-44
52
44
+8
H23/12
NCAA
Stanford
#103
W
38-33
38
33
+5
A28/12
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
33-38
33
38
-5
A01/01
NCAA
74.2Avg total
40.1Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.636.776.3+2.957%-
Last 30 at home (14)44.835.280.0+9.671%-
Last 30 away (16)35.137.973.0-2.944%-
Last 10 (10)40.134.174.2+6.070%-
Last 5 (5)42.831.874.6+11.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)34.840.074.8-5.250%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)38.338.376.6+0.050%-
vs Weaker (13)43.633.276.8+10.569%-
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC Santa BarbaraLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nevada
#86
L
28-32
28
32
-4
A22/11
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
42-19
42
19
+23
H25/11
NCAA
Lehigh
#197
L
33-34
33
34
-1
H28/11
NCAA
Seattle
#108
W
36-32
36
32
+4
A29/11
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
W
31-30
31
30
+1
H05/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
51-36
51
36
+15
H07/12
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
15-37
15
37
-22
A13/12
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#171
L
30-42
30
42
-12
A18/12
NCAA
Portland
#253
W
36-23
36
23
+13
H22/12
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
36-50
36
50
-14
A02/01
NCAA
67.3Avg total
33.8Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.333.871.1+3.567%-
Last 30 at home (15)41.130.972.1+10.287%-
Last 30 away (15)33.536.770.1-3.247%-
Last 10 (10)33.833.567.3+0.350%-
Last 5 (5)33.637.671.2-4.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)29.433.863.2-4.440%-
vs Similar ◀ (7)37.939.677.4-1.743%-
vs Weaker (18)39.331.670.8+7.783%-
This opponent (CS Northridge) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
01/01/26AUC Davis80-89
28/12/25AStanford80-88
23/12/25HSacramento State100-88
19/12/25HLa Sierra88-53
13/12/25ADelaware88-66
11/12/25HFresno State89-87
07/12/25AUC Irvine71-85
05/12/25HCSU Bakersfield87-66
28/11/25AIdaho State50-82
27/11/25AIdaho64-78
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/01/26ACS Fullerton84-95
22/12/25HPortland79-61
18/12/25AWisc. Green Bay64-67
13/12/25AUtah Valley State53-68
07/12/25HCSU Bakersfield109-84
05/12/25HLong Beach State84-77 OT
29/11/25ASeattle74-71
28/11/25HLehigh72-70
25/11/25HNobel Knights84-49
22/11/25ANevada64-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

CS Northridge
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL53%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLWLL22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1569
Win %53%100%22%
Points / game80.592.872.3
Allowed / game79.172.883.2
Point differential+1.5+20.0-10.9
Avg total159.6165.7155.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%67%11%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
UC Santa Barbara
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL64%
HomeWWWWW88%
AwayLWLLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1486
Win %64%88%33%
Points / game79.785.671.8
Allowed / game73.270.077.5
Point differential+6.5+15.6-5.7
Avg total152.9155.6149.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%62%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %14%25%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big West conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Hawaii1311285%81.061.7+19.3
2 UC San Diego1411379%81.570.3+11.2
3 UC Irvine1510567%78.567.1+11.3
4 UC Santa Barbara149564%79.773.2+6.5
5 UC Davis138562%80.574.8+5.7
6 CS Northridge158753%80.579.1+1.5
7 CS Fullerton156940%88.286.9+1.3
8 Cal Poly156940%81.785.9-4.2
9 CSU Bakersfield156940%73.177.8-4.7
10 UC Riverside156940%72.378.9-6.6
11 Long Beach State1441029%74.978.2-3.3
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
CS Northridge344074
UC Santa Barbara263965
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