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CSU Bakersfield vs UC Santa Barbara Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 16 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 02:30
Final 69-75
29-38 40-37
Position#356
Record8-10
FormWLWWL
Points / game73.3
Allowed / game77.4
CSU Bakersfield
USA
vs
UC Santa Barbara 🏆
USA
Position#146
Record9-7
FormLWLLL
Points / game79.2
Allowed / game74.5
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · CSU Bakersfield v UC Santa Barbara
03 Dec 2026
CSU v UC S
upcoming
15 Jan 2026
CSU 69
UC S75
06 Feb 2025
CSU 75
UC S81
03 Feb 2024
CSU 59
UC S70
11 Jan 2023
CSU 48
UC S60
10 Feb 2022
CSU 62
UC S74
03 Dec 2019
CSU 60
UC S64
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CSU BakersfieldUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CS Northridge
#132
L
66-87
66
87
-21
A05/12
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
84-109
84
109
-25
A07/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
L
69-80
69
80
-11
H12/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
L
62-70
62
70
-8
H14/12
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
97-66
97
66
+31
H19/12
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
64-63
64
63
+1
H23/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
L
77-81
77
81
-4
H01/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
W
81-79
81
79
+2
A03/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
67-66
67
66
+1
H09/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
75-81
75
81
-6
A11/01
NCAA
1H
2H
32-44
34-43
36-51
48-58
30-40
39-40
26-33
36-37
49-32
48-34
26-23
38-40
34-39
43-42
40-39
41-40
31-35
36-31
36-42
39-39
152.4Avg total
74.2Scored
78.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)73.377.4150.7-4.144%
Season at home (9)75.468.3143.8+7.167%
Season away (9)71.286.4157.7-15.222%
Last 10 (10)74.278.2152.4-4.040%
Last 5 (5)72.874.0146.8-1.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)68.880.8149.6-11.922%
vs Similar (7)71.473.6145.0-2.143%
vs Weaker (5)89.067.6156.6+21.4100%
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC Santa BarbaraUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
CS Northridge
#132
L
65-74
65
74
-9
A03/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
86-93
86
93
-7
H09/01
NCAA
1H
2H
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
26-34
39-40
47-43
39-50
153.0Avg total
77.0Scored
76.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)79.274.5153.7+4.756%
Season at home (9)85.772.6158.2+13.178%
Season away (7)70.977.0147.9-6.129%
Last 10 (10)77.076.0153.0+1.050%
Last 5 (5)75.678.0153.6-2.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)63.074.0137.0-11.00%
vs Similar (9)74.882.3157.1-7.622%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)81.769.0150.7+12.788%
This opponent (CSU Bakersfield) is Weaker. 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

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: -3.8-3.81st half: -2.0-2.02nd half2nd half: -0.2-0.22nd half: +2.3+2.3
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: -3.8-3.81st half: -2.0-2.02nd half2nd half: -0.2-0.22nd half: +2.3+2.3
CSU BakersfieldUC 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.
Bets by half · pick a half
CSU BakersfieldLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CS Northridge
#132
L
32-44
32
44
-12
A05/12
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
36-51
36
51
-15
A07/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
L
30-40
30
40
-10
H12/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
L
26-33
26
33
-7
H14/12
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
49-32
49
32
+17
H19/12
NCAA
Idaho
#136
W
26-23
26
23
+3
H23/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
L
34-39
34
39
-5
H01/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
W
40-39
40
39
+1
A03/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
L
31-35
31
35
-4
H09/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
36-42
36
42
-6
A11/01
NCAA
71.8Avg total
34.0Scored
37.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.836.069.8-2.237%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.132.967.9+2.247%-
Last 30 away (15)32.539.171.6-6.727%-
Last 10 (10)34.037.871.8-3.830%-
Last 5 (5)33.435.669.0-2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)30.337.968.2-7.717%-
vs Similar (7)35.136.771.9-1.643%-
vs Weaker (5)44.428.072.4+16.4100%-
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Stronger. 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
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
CS Northridge
#132
L
26-34
26
34
-8
A03/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
W
47-43
47
43
+4
H09/01
NCAA
70.2Avg total
34.1Scored
36.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.633.971.5+3.667%-
Last 30 at home (16)41.531.773.2+9.888%-
Last 30 away (14)33.136.569.6-3.443%-
Last 10 (10)34.136.170.2-2.050%-
Last 5 (5)35.038.473.4-3.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)29.031.260.2-2.250%-
vs Similar (9)37.639.376.9-1.844%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)39.631.771.3+7.982%-
This opponent (CSU Bakersfield) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
CSU Bakersfield wins
10
UC Santa Barbara wins
DateGameScore
07/12/25UC Santa Barbara v CSU Bakersfield109-84
13/03/25UC Santa Barbara v CSU Bakersfield71-66
07/02/25CSU Bakersfield v UC Santa Barbara75-81
10/01/25UC Santa Barbara v CSU Bakersfield78-66
04/02/24CSU Bakersfield v UC Santa Barbara59-70
12/01/24UC Santa Barbara v CSU Bakersfield66-64 OT
22/01/23UC Santa Barbara v CSU Bakersfield76-58
12/01/23CSU Bakersfield v UC Santa Barbara48-60
11/02/22CSU Bakersfield v UC Santa Barbara62-74
21/02/21UC Santa Barbara v CSU Bakersfield63-44
CSU Bakersfieldlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/01/26ALong Beach State75-81
09/01/26HUC Riverside67-66
03/01/26AUC Davis81-79
01/01/26HUC Irvine77-81
23/12/25HIdaho64-63
19/12/25HNobel Knights97-66
14/12/25HPepperdine62-70
12/12/25HNorth Dakota St69-80
07/12/25AUC Santa Barbara84-109
05/12/25ACS Northridge66-87
UC Santa Barbaralast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/01/26HUC Davis86-93
03/01/26ACS Northridge65-74
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

📊 11. Overall Statistics

CSU Bakersfield
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL44%
HomeLWWLW67%
AwayWLLWL22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1899
Win %44%67%22%
Points / game73.375.471.2
Allowed / game77.468.386.4
Point differential-4.1+7.1-15.2
Avg total150.7143.8157.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+22%44%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)67% (3)100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UC Santa Barbara
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL56%
HomeWWWWL78%
AwayWLLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1697
Win %56%78%29%
Points / game79.285.770.9
Allowed / game74.572.677.0
Point differential+4.7+13.1-6.1
Avg total153.7158.2147.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+31%56%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %12%22%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 Hawaii1512380%79.563.4+16.1
2 UC San Diego1713476%80.271.2+9.0
3 UC Irvine1812667%77.966.8+11.2
4 UC Davis1710759%80.676.0+4.6
5 UC Santa Barbara169756%79.274.5+4.7
6 CS Northridge1810856%80.979.3+1.6
7 CSU Bakersfield1881044%73.377.4-4.1
8 CS Fullerton1981142%85.884.9+0.8
9 Cal Poly1871139%81.485.3-3.9
10 Long Beach State1761135%74.677.1-2.5
11 UC Riverside1761135%71.577.6-6.1
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
CSU Bakersfield294069
UC Santa Barbara383775
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