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UC Santa Barbara vs Cal Poly Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 23 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 107-67
59-33 48-34
Position#146
Record11-7
FormLLLWW
Points / game78.8
Allowed / game73.5
vs
Position#266
Record7-12
FormWLLWL
Points / game80.6
Allowed / game85.3
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UC Santa BarbaraUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
75-69
75
69
+6
A16/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
77-62
77
62
+15
H18/01
NCAA
1H
2H
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
38-29
37-40
40-21
37-41
152.6Avg total
77.6Scored
75.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)78.873.5152.3+5.361%
Season at home (10)84.871.5156.3+13.380%
Season away (8)71.476.0147.4-4.638%
Last 10 (10)77.675.0152.6+2.650%
Last 5 (5)77.478.6156.0-1.240%
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)81.169.9151.0+11.288%
This opponent (Cal Poly) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cal PolyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CS Fullerton
#187
W
94-91
94
91
+3
A05/12
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
L
84-88
84
88
-4
H07/12
NCAA
Montana State
#144
L
80-83
80
83
-3
H17/12
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
87-108
87
108
-21
A20/12
NCAA
Idaho
#136
L
80-83 OT
80
83
-3
H22/12
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
67-65
67
65
+2
H02/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
66-74
66
74
-8
A04/01
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
L
90-95
90
95
-5
A09/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
W
84-78
84
78
+6
H10/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
66-86
66
86
-20
H16/01
NCAA
1H
2H
43-44
51-47
36-46
48-42
41-40
39-43
45-43
42-65
26-29
47-44
39-42
28-23
26-38
40-36
44-41
46-54
30-40
54-38
36-41
30-45
164.9Avg total
79.8Scored
85.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)80.685.3165.9-4.737%
Season at home (9)79.780.8160.4-1.144%
Season away (10)81.489.4170.8-8.030%
Last 10 (10)79.885.1164.9-5.330%
Last 5 (5)74.679.6154.2-5.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)78.686.8165.4-8.225%
vs Similar (9)87.285.0172.2+2.256%
vs Weaker (3)93.771.0164.7+22.7100%
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Stronger. 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: +0.5+0.51st half: -3.8-3.82nd half2nd half: +1.4+1.42nd half: -1.2-1.2
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.5+0.51st half: -3.8-3.82nd half2nd half: +1.4+1.42nd half: -1.2-1.2
UC Santa BarbaraCal Poly
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
UC Santa BarbaraLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
38-29
38
29
+9
A16/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
40-21
40
21
+19
H18/01
NCAA
69.5Avg total
35.0Scored
34.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.433.270.6+4.270%-
Last 30 at home (15)41.530.471.9+11.193%-
Last 30 away (15)33.436.069.4-2.647%-
Last 10 (10)35.034.569.5+0.560%-
Last 5 (5)37.435.472.8+2.060%-
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)39.631.971.5+7.782%-
This opponent (Cal Poly) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Cal PolyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CS Fullerton
#187
L
43-44
43
44
-1
A05/12
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
L
36-46
36
46
-10
H07/12
NCAA
Montana State
#144
W
41-40
41
40
+1
H17/12
NCAA
UCLA
#73
W
45-43
45
43
+2
A20/12
NCAA
Idaho
#136
L
26-29
26
29
-3
H22/12
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
39-42
39
42
-3
H02/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
26-38
26
38
-12
A04/01
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
44-41
44
41
+3
A09/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
30-40
30
40
-10
H10/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
36-41
36
41
-5
H16/01
NCAA
77.0Avg total
36.6Scored
40.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.440.279.6-0.750%-
Last 30 at home (13)38.138.376.4-0.246%-
Last 30 away (17)40.541.682.1-1.153%-
Last 10 (10)36.640.477.0-3.830%-
Last 5 (5)35.040.475.4-5.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)37.640.277.9-2.644%-
vs Similar (9)40.042.682.6-2.633%-
vs Weaker (3)46.335.782.0+10.7100%-
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Stronger. 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
10
UC Santa Barbara wins
0
Cal Poly wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
05/12/25HLong Beach State84-77 OT
Cal Polylast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/01/26HHawaii66-86
10/01/26HUC Davis84-78
09/01/26ACS Northridge90-95
04/01/26ALong Beach State66-74
02/01/26HUC San Diego67-65
22/12/25HIdaho80-83 OT
20/12/25AUCLA87-108
17/12/25HMontana State80-83
07/12/25HUC Riverside84-88
05/12/25ACS Fullerton94-91

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UC Santa Barbara
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW61%
HomeWWWLW80%
AwayLLLLW38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18108
Win %61%80%38%
Points / game78.884.871.4
Allowed / game73.571.576.0
Point differential+5.3+13.3-4.6
Avg total152.3156.3147.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%60%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %11%20%0%
Cal Poly
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL37%
HomeLLWWL44%
AwayLWLLL30%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19910
Win %37%44%30%
Points / game80.679.781.4
Allowed / game85.380.889.4
Point differential-4.7-1.1-8.0
Avg total165.9160.4170.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+5%11%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won43% (7)25% (4)67% (3)
Overtime %5%11%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 Hawaii1713476%78.964.4+14.5
2 UC San Diego1914574%80.371.4+8.9
3 UC Irvine1912763%77.667.2+10.4
4 UC Santa Barbara1811761%78.873.5+5.3
5 UC Davis1811761%80.375.8+4.5
6 CS Northridge2011955%81.079.7+1.4
7 Long Beach State1981142%75.977.0-1.1
8 CS Fullerton2081240%85.184.8+0.3
9 CSU Bakersfield2081240%72.577.5-5.0
10 Cal Poly1971237%80.685.3-4.7
11 UC Riverside1971237%72.177.8-5.7
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
UC Santa Barbara5948107
Cal Poly333467
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