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UC Santa Barbara vs CS Northridge Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 20 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 83-85 (OT)
27-32 49-44 7-9
Position#146
Record17-9
FormWLWWL
Points / game79.2
Allowed / game73.0
UC Santa Barbara
USA
vs
CS Northridge 🏆
USA
Position#132
Record16-10
FormWWWWW
Points / game82.0
Allowed / game79.0
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · UC Santa Barbara v CS Northridge
21 Jan 2027
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upcoming
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UC Santa Barbara winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
CS Northridge winWon
-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
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
Long Beach State
#328
W
74-71
74
71
+3
A25/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
62-48
62
48
+14
A30/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
83-69
83
69
+14
H01/02
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
75-85
75
85
-10
A06/02
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
W
84-79
84
79
+5
H08/02
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
76-68
76
68
+8
A13/02
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
L
79-89
79
89
-10
A15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
38-29
37-40
40-21
37-41
59-33
48-34
44-29
30-42
35-22
27-26
38-29
45-40
32-40
43-45
34-28
50-51
29-35
47-33
46-37
33-52
149.9Avg total
79.2Scored
70.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)79.273.0152.2+6.265%
Season at home (13)86.371.5157.8+14.885%
Season away (13)72.174.5146.6-2.546%
Last 10 (10)79.270.7149.9+8.580%
Last 5 (5)79.478.0157.4+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)70.675.0145.6-4.440%
vs Similar ◀ (10)74.576.2150.7-1.740%
vs Weaker (15)83.371.1154.3+12.287%
This opponent (CS Northridge) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CS NorthridgeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cal Poly
#266
W
95-90
95
90
+5
H09/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
79-86
79
86
-7
A11/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
84-79
84
79
+5
A16/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
L
80-87
80
87
-7
H18/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
68-89
68
89
-21
A25/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
W
94-78
94
78
+16
H30/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
81-64
81
64
+17
H01/02
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
97-96
97
96
+1
A06/02
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
88-74
88
74
+14
H07/02
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
84-60
84
60
+24
H15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
41-44
54-46
40-31
39-55
39-30
45-49
38-35
42-52
34-40
34-49
44-48
50-30
41-28
40-36
52-48
45-48
42-36
46-38
40-28
44-32
165.3Avg total
85.0Scored
80.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)82.079.0161.0+3.062%
Season at home (13)88.773.5162.2+15.292%
Season away (13)75.384.5159.8-9.231%
Last 10 (10)85.080.3165.3+4.770%
Last 5 (5)88.874.4163.2+14.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)73.782.5156.2-8.833%
vs Similar ◀ (12)78.379.9158.2-1.650%
vs Weaker (11)89.476.8166.2+12.582%
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) 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

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +9.2+9.21st half: +4.3+4.32nd half2nd half: -0.7-0.72nd half: +0.4+0.4
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +9.2+9.21st half: +4.3+4.32nd half2nd half: -0.7-0.72nd half: +0.4+0.4
UC Santa BarbaraCS Northridge
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
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
Long Beach State
#328
W
44-29
44
29
+15
A25/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
35-22
35
22
+13
A30/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
38-29
38
29
+9
H01/02
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
32-40
32
40
-8
A06/02
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
W
34-28
34
28
+6
H08/02
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
L
29-35
29
35
-6
A13/02
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
46-37
46
37
+9
A15/02
NCAA
69.8Avg total
39.5Scored
30.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.732.069.7+5.773%-
Last 30 at home (15)41.929.771.6+12.393%-
Last 30 away (15)33.534.467.9-0.953%-
Last 10 (10)39.530.369.8+9.280%-
Last 5 (5)35.833.869.6+2.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)31.828.460.2+3.480%-
vs Similar ◀ (10)35.334.169.4+1.260%-
vs Weaker (15)41.331.973.1+9.480%-
This opponent (CS Northridge) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CS NorthridgeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cal Poly
#266
L
41-44
41
44
-3
H09/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
40-31
40
31
+9
A11/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
39-30
39
30
+9
A16/01
NCAA
Long Beach State
#328
W
38-35
38
35
+3
H18/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
34-40
34
40
-6
A25/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
44-48
44
48
-4
H30/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H01/02
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
52-48
52
48
+4
A06/02
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H07/02
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H15/02
NCAA
77.9Avg total
41.1Scored
36.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.636.275.8+3.463%-
Last 30 at home (15)42.134.676.7+7.573%-
Last 30 away (15)37.137.774.9-0.653%-
Last 10 (10)41.136.877.9+4.370%-
Last 5 (5)43.837.681.4+6.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)38.538.376.8+0.267%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)36.934.971.8+2.058%-
vs Weaker (11)44.135.579.5+8.673%-
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) 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

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
UC Santa Barbara wins
6
CS Northridge wins
DateGameScore
03/01/26CS Northridge v UC Santa Barbara74-65
14/03/25CS Northridge v UC Santa Barbara72-78
02/03/25CS Northridge v UC Santa Barbara103-77
31/01/25UC Santa Barbara v CS Northridge71-78
14/03/24UC Santa Barbara v CS Northridge84-87 OT
11/02/24UC Santa Barbara v CS Northridge74-82
19/01/24CS Northridge v UC Santa Barbara69-97
05/02/23CS Northridge v UC Santa Barbara72-67
20/01/23UC Santa Barbara v CS Northridge72-52
02/03/22UC Santa Barbara v CS Northridge70-61
UC Santa Barbaralast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/26ACal Poly79-89
13/02/26AUC Riverside76-68
08/02/26HUC Irvine84-79
06/02/26AUC Davis75-85
01/02/26HCS Fullerton83-69
30/01/26AUC San Diego62-48
25/01/26ALong Beach State74-71
23/01/26HCal Poly107-67
18/01/26HHawaii77-62
16/01/26ACSU Bakersfield75-69
CS Northridgelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/26HHawaii84-60
07/02/26HUC Riverside88-74
06/02/26ACal Poly97-96
01/02/26HUC San Diego81-64
30/01/26HUC Davis94-78
25/01/26AHawaii68-89
18/01/26HLong Beach State80-87
16/01/26AUC San Diego84-79
11/01/26ACS Fullerton79-86
09/01/26HCal Poly95-90

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UC Santa Barbara
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL65%
HomeLWWWW85%
AwayWWLWL46%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %65%85%46%
Points / game79.286.372.1
Allowed / game73.071.574.5
Point differential+6.2+14.8-2.5
Avg total152.2157.8146.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%62%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)67% (3)75% (4)
Overtime %8%15%0%
CS Northridge
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW62%
HomeLWWWW92%
AwayLLWLW31%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %62%92%31%
Points / game82.088.775.3
Allowed / game79.073.584.5
Point differential+3.0+15.2-9.2
Avg total161.0162.2159.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%62%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (4)100% (2)100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%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 Hawaii2418675%79.867.8+12.0
2 UC San Diego2718967%76.370.3+6.0
3 UC Irvine2617965%77.768.0+9.7
4 UC Santa Barbara2617965%79.273.0+6.2
5 UC Davis26161062%77.974.3+3.6
6 CS Northridge26161062%82.079.0+3.0
7 CS Fullerton27131448%83.282.3+0.9
8 Cal Poly27111641%81.385.3-4.0
9 Long Beach State2681831%74.277.0-2.8
10 CSU Bakersfield2681831%72.180.1-8.0
11 UC Riverside2781930%71.977.9-6.0
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
UC Santa Barbara2749783
CS Northridge3244985
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