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UC Santa Barbara vs UC Riverside Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 17 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 03:00
Final 66-63
23-28 43-35
Position#115
Record11-5
FormLWWWW
Points / game75.5
Allowed / game65.2
vs
Position#98
Record10-7
FormLWWLL
Points / game71.8
Allowed / game72.7
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · UC Santa Barbara v UC Riverside
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UC R63
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UC R81
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UC R87
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UC S v UC R
upcoming
25 Jan 2020
UC S65
UC R63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UC Santa Barbara winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UC Riverside 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
Miss. Valley St.
#370
W
81-48
81
48
+33
H30/11
NCAA
UC San Diego
#11
L
76-84
76
84
-8
H06/12
NCAA
UC Davis
#231
L
60-71
60
71
-11
A08/12
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#366
W
83-66
83
66
+17
H15/12
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#183
L
58-60
58
60
-2
A19/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#334
L
56-68
56
68
-12
A22/12
NCAA
Westcliff
#398
W
89-72
89
72
+17
H29/12
NCAA
Hawaii
#218
W
64-61
64
61
+3
A03/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#265
W
78-66
78
66
+12
H10/01
NCAA
Cal Poly
#235
W
75-72
75
72
+3
A12/01
NCAA
1H
2H
43-21
38-27
33-42
43-42
28-28
32-43
27-31
56-35
30-33
28-27
25-31
31-37
50-32
39-40
31-28
33-33
44-29
34-37
34-25
41-47
138.8Avg total
72.0Scored
66.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)75.565.2140.7+10.369%
Season at home (9)81.966.6148.4+15.378%
Season away (7)67.363.4130.7+3.957%
Last 10 (10)72.066.8138.8+5.260%
Last 5 (5)72.467.8140.2+4.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)63.075.5138.5-12.50%
vs Similar (11)73.475.0148.4-1.636%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)73.464.3137.7+9.177%
This opponent (UC Riverside) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC RiversideUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho
#271
L
68-80
68
80
-12
A30/11
NCAA
CS Northridge
#60
W
68-64
68
64
+4
A06/12
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#359
W
75-68
75
68
+7
H08/12
NCAA
St. Francis (ILL)
#424
W
78-55
78
55
+23
H15/12
NCAA
Montana State
#238
W
83-80
83
80
+3
H19/12
NCAA
UNLV
#165
L
53-66
53
66
-13
A21/12
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#57
W
81-79 OT
81
79
+2
H29/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#347
W
76-60
76
60
+16
A03/01
NCAA
UC Irvine
#16
L
57-81
57
81
-24
A05/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#218
L
76-83
76
83
-7
H10/01
NCAA
1H
2H
27-39
41-41
31-35
37-29
37-39
38-29
46-18
32-37
41-53
42-27
29-31
24-35
26-36
47-37
38-32
38-28
35-29
22-52
30-28
46-55
143.1Avg total
71.5Scored
71.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)71.872.7144.5-0.959%
Season at home (7)77.366.9144.1+10.486%
Season away (10)67.976.8144.7-8.940%
Last 10 (10)71.571.6143.1-0.160%
Last 5 (5)68.673.8142.4-5.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)71.980.3152.2-8.440%
vs Similar (14)71.572.7144.2-1.257%
vs Weaker (5)76.661.8138.4+14.8100%
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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +0.7+0.72nd half: -0.3-0.3
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +0.7+0.72nd half: -0.3-0.3
UC Santa BarbaraUC Riverside
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
Miss. Valley St.
#370
W
43-21
43
21
+22
H30/11
NCAA
UC San Diego
#11
L
33-42
33
42
-9
H06/12
NCAA
UC Davis
#231
D
28-28
28
28
+0
A08/12
NCAA
Wisc. Green Bay
#366
L
27-31
27
31
-4
H15/12
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#183
L
30-33
30
33
-3
A19/12
NCAA
Missouri State
#334
L
25-31
25
31
-6
A22/12
NCAA
Westcliff
#398
W
50-32
50
32
+18
H29/12
NCAA
Hawaii
#218
W
31-28
31
28
+3
A03/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#265
W
44-29
44
29
+15
H10/01
NCAA
Cal Poly
#235
W
34-25
34
25
+9
A12/01
NCAA
64.5Avg total
34.5Scored
30.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.433.066.4+0.550%-
Last 30 at home (17)34.534.268.8+0.347%-
Last 30 away (13)32.031.363.3+0.754%-
Last 10 (10)34.530.064.5+4.550%-
Last 5 (5)36.829.065.8+7.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)26.540.066.5-13.50%-
vs Similar (11)33.136.469.5-3.336%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)34.129.063.1+5.169%-
This opponent (UC Riverside) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC RiversideLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Idaho
#271
L
27-39
27
39
-12
A30/11
NCAA
CS Northridge
#60
L
31-35
31
35
-4
A06/12
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#359
L
37-39
37
39
-2
H08/12
NCAA
St. Francis (ILL)
#424
W
46-18
46
18
+28
H15/12
NCAA
Montana State
#238
L
41-53
41
53
-12
H19/12
NCAA
UNLV
#165
L
29-31
29
31
-2
A21/12
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#57
L
26-36
26
36
-10
H29/12
NCAA
Long Beach State
#347
W
38-32
38
32
+6
A03/01
NCAA
UC Irvine
#16
W
35-29
35
29
+6
A05/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#218
W
30-28
30
28
+2
H10/01
NCAA
68.0Avg total
34.0Scored
34.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.533.567.0-0.047%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.732.466.1+1.343%-
Last 30 away (16)33.334.567.8-1.250%-
Last 10 (10)34.034.068.0+0.040%-
Last 5 (5)31.631.262.8+0.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)29.835.265.0-5.430%-
vs Similar (14)34.434.869.1-0.443%-
vs Weaker (5)36.029.865.8+6.280%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
12/01/25ACal Poly75-72
10/01/25HCSU Bakersfield78-66
03/01/25AHawaii64-61
29/12/24HWestcliff89-72
22/12/24AMissouri State56-68
19/12/24ALoyola Marymount58-60
15/12/24HWisc. Green Bay83-66
08/12/24AUC Davis60-71
06/12/24HUC San Diego76-84
30/11/24HMiss. Valley St.81-48
DateH/AOpponentScore
10/01/25HHawaii76-83
05/01/25AUC Irvine57-81
03/01/25ALong Beach State76-60
29/12/24HSt. Thomas (Minn.)81-79 OT
21/12/24AUNLV53-66
19/12/24HMontana State83-80
15/12/24HSt. Francis (ILL)78-55
08/12/24HCS Fullerton75-68
06/12/24ACS Northridge68-64
30/11/24AIdaho68-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UC Santa Barbara
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW69%
HomeWLWWW78%
AwayLLLWW57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1697
Win %69%78%57%
Points / game75.581.967.3
Allowed / game65.266.663.4
Point differential+10.3+15.3+3.9
Avg total140.7148.4130.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%67%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)50% (2)75% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UC Riverside
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL59%
HomeWWWWL86%
AwayLWLWL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17710
Win %59%86%40%
Points / game71.877.367.9
Allowed / game72.766.976.8
Point differential-0.9+10.4-8.9
Avg total144.5144.1144.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+24%43%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (5)100% (2)100% (3)
Overtime %12%14%10%
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 UC Irvine1715288%74.463.8+10.6
2 UC San Diego1714382%80.262.1+18.2
3 UC Santa Barbara1611569%75.565.2+10.3
4 Hawaii1611569%74.169.4+4.6
5 CS Northridge1711665%81.471.2+10.2
6 UC Riverside1710759%71.872.7-0.9
7 UC Davis179853%70.171.0-0.9
8 CSU Bakersfield189950%75.071.4+3.6
9 Long Beach State1771041%67.771.2-3.5
10 Cal Poly1861233%81.185.3-4.3
11 CS Fullerton1851328%63.873.8-10.0
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

Team1H2HFinal
UC Santa Barbara234366
UC Riverside283563
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