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Long Beach State vs UC Santa Barbara Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 25 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 71-74
29-44 42-30
Position#328
Record8-12
FormLWWWL
Points / game75.2
Allowed / game76.7
vs
Position#146
Record12-7
FormLLWWW
Points / game80.3
Allowed / game73.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Long Beach State v UC Santa Barbara
24 Jan 2026
LONG71
UC S74
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UC S58
07 Mar 2024
LONG74
UC S76
09 Feb 2023
LONG72
UC S75
11 Mar 2022
LONG67
UC S64
13 Jan 2022
LONG65
UC S58
01 Feb 2020
LONG62
UC S87
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Long Beach State 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

Long Beach StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
San Jose State
#349
L
83-89 OT
83
89
-6
A10/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
W
81-78
81
78
+3
H19/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
60-91
60
91
-31
A21/12
NCAA
Lincoln University (CA)
#658
W
113-66
113
66
+47
H31/12
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
74-66
74
66
+8
H04/01
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
L
64-74
64
74
-10
A09/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
81-75
81
75
+6
H11/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
88-73
88
73
+15
H16/01
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
87-80
87
80
+7
A18/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
61-71
61
71
-10
A23/01
NCAA
1H
2H
39-39
38-38
36-37
45-41
20-57
40-34
55-38
58-28
38-26
36-40
30-34
34-40
42-36
39-39
43-31
45-42
35-38
52-42
29-37
32-34
155.5Avg total
79.2Scored
76.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)75.276.7151.9-1.540%
Season at home (10)82.672.4155.0+10.270%
Season away (10)67.881.0148.8-13.210%
Last 10 (10)79.276.3155.5+2.960%
Last 5 (5)76.274.6150.8+1.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)67.377.2144.4-9.95%
vs Similar (6)76.079.2155.2-3.250%
vs Weaker (4)90.568.2158.8+22.2100%
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
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
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
75-69
75
69
+6
A16/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
77-62
77
62
+15
H18/01
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
107-67
107
67
+40
H23/01
NCAA
1H
2H
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
38-29
37-40
40-21
37-41
59-33
48-34
153.9Avg total
79.9Scored
74.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)80.373.2153.5+7.263%
Season at home (11)86.871.1157.9+15.782%
Season away (8)71.476.0147.4-4.638%
Last 10 (10)79.974.0153.9+5.950%
Last 5 (5)82.073.0155.0+9.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)65.871.6137.4-5.820%
vs Similar (8)75.282.9158.1-7.625%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)82.669.4152.1+13.288%
This opponent (Long Beach State) 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

-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: -0.6-0.61st half: +3.0+3.02nd half2nd half: +4.1+4.12nd half: +2.9+2.9
-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: -0.6-0.61st half: +3.0+3.02nd half2nd half: +4.1+4.12nd half: +2.9+2.9
Long Beach StateUC 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
Long Beach StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
San Jose State
#349
D
39-39
39
39
+0
A10/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
L
36-37
36
37
-1
H19/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
20-57
20
57
-37
A21/12
NCAA
Lincoln University (CA)
#658
W
55-38
55
38
+17
H31/12
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
38-26
38
26
+12
H04/01
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A09/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H11/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
43-31
43
31
+12
H16/01
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A18/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
29-37
29
37
-8
A23/01
NCAA
74.0Avg total
36.7Scored
37.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.235.667.8-3.427%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.535.171.6+1.347%-
Last 30 away (15)27.936.164.0-8.17%-
Last 10 (10)36.737.374.0-0.640%-
Last 5 (5)35.835.271.0+0.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)29.636.566.1-6.815%-
vs Similar (6)34.834.068.8+0.833%-
vs Weaker (4)41.033.874.8+7.275%-
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
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
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
38-29
38
29
+9
A16/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
40-21
40
21
+19
H18/01
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
59-33
59
33
+26
H23/01
NCAA
72.6Avg total
37.8Scored
34.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.933.071.0+4.970%-
Last 30 at home (16)42.630.673.1+12.094%-
Last 30 away (14)32.635.968.5-3.243%-
Last 10 (10)37.834.872.6+3.060%-
Last 5 (5)42.032.074.0+10.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)31.229.260.4+2.060%-
vs Similar (8)36.838.575.2-1.850%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)40.531.672.1+8.982%-
This opponent (Long Beach State) 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

DateH/AOpponentScore
23/01/26ACS Fullerton61-71
18/01/26ACS Northridge87-80
16/01/26HUC Riverside88-73
11/01/26HCSU Bakersfield81-75
09/01/26AUC Irvine64-74
04/01/26HCal Poly74-66
31/12/25HLincoln University (CA)113-66
21/12/25AIowa State60-91
19/12/25HPepperdine81-78
10/12/25ASan Jose State83-89 OT
DateH/AOpponentScore
23/01/26HCal Poly107-67
18/01/26HHawaii77-62
16/01/26ACSU Bakersfield75-69
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

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Long Beach State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWL40%
HomeWWWWW70%
AwayLLLWL10%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games201010
Win %40%70%10%
Points / game75.282.667.8
Allowed / game76.772.481.0
Point differential-1.5+10.2-13.2
Avg total151.9155.0148.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%30%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)67% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %10%0%20%
UC Santa Barbara
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW63%
HomeWWLWW82%
AwayLLLLW38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19118
Win %63%82%38%
Points / game80.386.871.4
Allowed / game73.271.176.0
Point differential+7.2+15.7-4.6
Avg total153.5157.9147.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+37%64%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %11%18%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 Hawaii1814478%79.964.7+15.2
2 UC San Diego2015575%80.371.5+8.8
3 UC Irvine2013765%77.867.2+10.6
4 UC Santa Barbara1912763%80.373.2+7.2
5 UC Davis2012860%79.775.5+4.2
6 CS Northridge2011955%81.079.7+1.4
7 CS Fullerton2191243%84.483.6+0.8
8 Long Beach State2081240%75.276.7-1.5
9 CSU Bakersfield2181338%72.578.5-6.0
10 Cal Poly2071335%79.986.4-6.5
11 UC Riverside2171433%71.577.8-6.2
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
Long Beach State294271
UC Santa Barbara443074
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