UC Santa Barbara at UTEP Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
UC Santa Barbara by 7.61
TOTAL POINTS
134
UPDATED
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
UTEP
UC Santa Barbara 
|
71
C-
|
Overall |
81
B-
|
|
70
C-
|
Power |
83
B-
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
78
C+
|
|
63
D-
|
Defensive |
86
B
|
|
|
SoS (Current) |
|
|
72
C-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
67
D+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
UTEP
UC Santa Barbara
| 258 | Overall | 172 |
| 271 | Power | 149 |
| 178 | Offensive | 194 |
| 335 | Defensive | 120 |
| N/A | SoS (Current) | N/A |
| 256 | SoS (Full Season) | 294 |
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UTEP#25831%Pre (Oct 28), 2026-27: UC Santa Barbara 69%, UTEP 31% at UTEP.
UC Santa Barbara's win probability against UTEP is trending down — from 73% to 69% over the last 6 updates.
UC Santa Barbara's win probability against UTEP is trending down — from 78% to 74% over the last 6 updates.
UC Santa Barbara's win probability against UTEP is trending down — from 83% to 79% over the last 6 updates.
UC Santa Barbara favored
UTEP favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At UTEP | Neutral | At UC Santa Barbara |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 74% | 79% | 83% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 75% | 79% | 84% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 73% | 78% | 83% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 73% | 78% | 82% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 72% | 77% | 82% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 72% | 77% | 82% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 71% | 77% | 81% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 69% | 74% | 79% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
UTEP
UC Santa Barbara
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
11-17 (39.3%) |
Overall |
19-10 (65.5%) |
|
8-7 (53.3%) |
Home |
8-4 (66.7%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Away |
10-5 (66.7%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-12 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-8 (38.5%) |
|
11-5 (68.8%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
14-2 (87.5%) |
|
3-7 (30%) |
Last 10 Games |
5-5 (50%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
UTEP
UC Santa Barbara
| #229 Jacksonville St | Best Win | #108 UC Irvine |
| #282 WKU | Worst Loss | #279 UC Riverside |
| 24 pts vs #362 Prairie View | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #341 Seattle |
| 55 pts vs #10 TCU | Largest MOD | 37 pts vs #1 UCLA |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
UTEP
UC Santa Barbara
| 64.3 | Points per Game | 65.7 |
| 71.3 | Points Against | 60.4 |
| 67.1 | Home PPG | 69.1 |
| 67.5 | Home PA | 62 |
| 59.8 | Away PPG | 63.8 |
| 75 | Away PA | 59.1 |
| 397-441 | Opponent Record | 397-488 |
| 202.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 228.1 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | W 9 |
| L 4 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
UTEP
UC Santa Barbara
| Mar 10 | Jacksonville St (13-16) | L77-82 | Mar 11 | UC Riverside (9-21) | L53-58 |
| Mar 7 | at Louisiana Tech (24-7) | L87-91 | Mar 7 | at UC San Diego (23-9) | L65-72 |
| Mar 5 | at Sam Houston St (15-13) | L59-71 | Feb 28 | vs UC Irvine (26-7) | W70-62 |
| Feb 28 | vs Kennesaw (10-17) | L57-58 | Feb 26 | at UC Riverside (9-21) | W61-57 |
| Feb 26 | vs Jacksonville St (13-16) | W66-64 | Feb 21 | vs Hawaii (20-11) | L52-58 |
| Feb 21 | at New Mexico St (6-21) | W69-58 | Feb 19 | at CS Northridge (8-20) | W74-58 |
| Feb 14 | at Delaware (12-19) | W79-72 | Feb 14 | vs Cal Poly (2-26) | W63-54 |
| Feb 12 | at Liberty (16-13) | L48-58 | Feb 12 | vs UC Riverside (9-21) | L62-69 |
| Feb 7 | vs Sam Houston St (15-13) | L58-70 | Feb 7 | at UC Irvine (26-7) | L41-63 |
| Feb 5 | vs Louisiana Tech (24-7) | L48-87 | Feb 5 | vs UC Davis (21-11) | W69-61 |