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Utah Valley State vs UC Santa Barbara Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 13 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 68-53
37-15 31-38
Position#33
Record7-3
FormWWLWW
Points / game82.2
Allowed / game65.7
vs
Position#146
Record8-2
FormWWWWW
Points / game83.6
Allowed / game73.4
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Utah Valley State v UC Santa Barbara
14 Jan 2027
UTAH v UC S
upcoming
13 Dec 2025
UTAH68
UC S53
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Utah Valley StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Coast Baptist
#713
W
116-35
116
35
+81
H05/11
NCAA
Boise State
#101
L
77-101
77
101
-24
A08/11
NCAA
Westminster UT
#579
W
91-60
91
60
+31
H13/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
L
74-75
74
75
-1
A16/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
W
79-72
79
72
+7
H20/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
75-52
75
52
+23
A25/11
NCAA
Samford
#149
W
89-45
89
45
+44
H26/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#70
L
66-77
66
77
-11
A04/12
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
W
82-71
82
71
+11
A06/12
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
73-69
73
69
+4
H11/12
NCAA
1H
2H
64-16
52-19
35-46
42-55
43-29
48-31
40-33
34-42
31-27
48-45
29-24
46-28
42-14
47-31
32-33
34-44
38-31
44-40
36-32
37-37
147.9Avg total
82.2Scored
65.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)82.265.7147.9+16.570%
Season at home (5)89.656.2145.8+33.4100%
Season away (5)74.875.2150.0-0.440%
Last 10 (10)82.265.7147.9+16.570%
Last 5 (5)77.062.8139.8+14.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)74.474.2148.6+0.260%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)79.065.0144.0+14.088%
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC Santa BarbaraUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
San Francisco State
#546
W
98-67
98
67
+31
H05/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
85-74
85
74
+11
H08/11
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
92-87
92
87
+5
A12/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#234
L
74-78 OT
74
78
-4
H18/11
NCAA
Nevada
#86
L
64-77
64
77
-13
A22/11
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
84-49
84
49
+35
H25/11
NCAA
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
1H
2H
58-35
40-32
45-28
40-46
45-43
47-44
40-31
29-38
28-32
36-45
42-19
42-30
33-34
39-36
36-32
38-39
31-30
36-37
51-36
58-48
157.0Avg total
83.6Scored
73.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)83.673.4157.0+10.280%
Season at home (7)86.671.3157.9+15.386%
Season away (3)76.778.3155.0-1.767%
Last 10 (10)83.673.4157.0+10.280%
Last 5 (5)84.670.2154.8+14.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)65.576.2141.8-10.80%
vs Similar (6)73.079.8152.8-6.833%
vs Weaker (20)80.469.2149.7+11.290%
This opponent (Utah Valley State) 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

-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +10.5+10.51st half: +8.9+8.92nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +1.0+1.0
-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +10.5+10.51st half: +8.9+8.92nd half2nd half: +6.0+6.02nd half: +1.0+1.0
Utah Valley 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
Utah Valley StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
West Coast Baptist
#713
W
64-16
64
16
+48
H05/11
NCAA
Boise State
#101
L
35-46
35
46
-11
A08/11
NCAA
Westminster UT
#579
W
43-29
43
29
+14
H13/11
NCAA
Fresno State
#275
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A16/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#60
W
31-27
31
27
+4
H20/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
29-24
29
24
+5
A25/11
NCAA
Samford
#149
W
42-14
42
14
+28
H26/11
NCAA
San Diego State
#70
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A04/12
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
W
38-31
38
31
+7
A06/12
NCAA
Idaho State
#284
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H11/12
NCAA
67.5Avg total
39.0Scored
28.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.530.165.6+5.463%-
Last 30 at home (16)37.927.465.2+10.581%-
Last 30 away (14)32.833.165.9-0.443%-
Last 10 (10)39.028.567.5+10.580%-
Last 5 (5)35.426.862.2+8.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)32.232.064.2+0.260%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)36.329.465.7+7.067%-
This opponent (UC Santa Barbara) is Weaker. 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
San Francisco State
#546
W
58-35
58
35
+23
H05/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
45-28
45
28
+17
H08/11
NCAA
Sacramento State
#324
W
45-43
45
43
+2
A12/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#234
W
40-31
40
31
+9
H18/11
NCAA
Nevada
#86
L
28-32
28
32
-4
A22/11
NCAA
Nobel Knights
#532
W
42-19
42
19
+23
H25/11
NCAA
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
72.9Avg total
40.9Scored
32.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.332.469.8+4.970%-
Last 30 at home (17)39.131.070.1+8.176%-
Last 30 away (13)35.034.369.3+0.762%-
Last 10 (10)40.932.072.9+8.980%-
Last 5 (5)38.630.268.8+8.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)33.033.066.0+0.050%-
vs Similar (6)38.237.876.0+0.350%-
vs Weaker (20)38.030.768.7+7.380%-
This opponent (Utah Valley State) 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

Head-to-head record
0
Utah Valley State wins
0
UC Santa Barbara wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/12/25HIdaho State73-69
06/12/25ABowling Green82-71
04/12/25ASan Diego State66-77
26/11/25HSamford89-45
25/11/25ASouth Dakota St.75-52
20/11/25HUC Irvine79-72
16/11/25AFresno State74-75
13/11/25HWestminster UT91-60
08/11/25ABoise State77-101
05/11/25HWest Coast Baptist116-35
DateH/AOpponentScore
07/12/25HCSU Bakersfield109-84
05/12/25HLong Beach State84-77 OT
29/11/25ASeattle74-71
28/11/25HLehigh72-70
25/11/25HNobel Knights84-49
22/11/25ANevada64-77
18/11/25HLoyola Marymount74-78 OT
12/11/25ASacramento State92-87
08/11/25HSan Jose State85-74
05/11/25HSan Francisco State98-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Utah Valley State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW70%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLLWLW40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1055
Win %70%100%40%
Points / game82.289.674.8
Allowed / game65.756.275.2
Point differential+16.5+33.4-0.4
Avg total147.9145.8150.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%60%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
UC Santa Barbara
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW80%
HomeLWWWW86%
AwayWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1073
Win %80%86%67%
Points / game83.686.676.7
Allowed / game73.471.378.3
Point differential+10.2+15.3-1.7
Avg total157.0157.9155.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+40%57%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)50% (2)100% (2)
Overtime %20%29%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

Western Athletic conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 California Baptist118373%75.571.3+4.3
2 Utah Valley State107370%82.265.7+16.5
3 UT Arlington107370%74.363.8+10.5
4 Abilene Christian107370%73.865.7+8.1
5 Tarleton117464%80.273.0+7.2
6 Utah Tech115645%78.074.1+3.9
7 Southern Utah114736%80.480.3+0.1
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 -).
Big West conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 UC San Diego98189%83.472.1+11.3
2 Hawaii119282%81.763.3+18.5
3 UC Santa Barbara108280%83.673.4+10.2
4 UC Irvine117464%79.563.9+15.6
5 UC Davis85362%77.071.8+5.2
6 CS Northridge116555%78.278.9-0.7
7 UC Riverside105550%74.873.6+1.2
8 Cal Poly115645%82.886.3-3.5
9 CS Fullerton114736%88.384.5+3.7
10 CSU Bakersfield114736%72.580.6-8.2
11 Long Beach State112918%72.378.2-5.9
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
Utah Valley State373168
UC Santa Barbara153853
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