UCSB vs. Long Beach State Predictions, College Basketball BetMGM Promo Codes, & Picks
Saturday's game that pits the UCSB Gauchos (9-6, 2-3 Big West) versus the Long Beach State Beach (11-6, 3-2 Big West) at Thunderdome-UC Santa Barbara Events Center should be a tight matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 76-74 in favor of UCSB. Game time is at 10:00 PM ET on January 13.
Bookmakers have not yet set a line for this tilt.
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UCSB vs. Long Beach State Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPNU
- Where: Santa Barbara, California
- Venue: Thunderdome-UC Santa Barbara Events Center
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UCSB vs. Long Beach State Score Prediction
- Prediction: UCSB 76, Long Beach State 74
Spread & Total Prediction for UCSB vs. Long Beach State
- Computer Predicted Spread: UCSB (-2.1)
- Computer Predicted Total: 150.9
UCSB is 4-9-0 against the spread, while Long Beach State's ATS record this season is 7-7-0. The Gauchos are 6-7-0 and the Beach are 10-4-0 in terms of going over the point total. UCSB has a 4-6 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall in the past 10 games. Long Beach State has gone 4-6 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 games.
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UCSB Performance Insights
- The Gauchos' +69 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 4.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 77.7 points per game (107th in college basketball) while allowing 73.1 per outing (227th in college basketball).
- The 38.1 rebounds per game UCSB averages rank 103rd in college basketball, and are 7.3 more than the 30.8 its opponents grab per contest.
- UCSB connects on 6.0 three-pointers per game (309th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.7 on average.
- The Gauchos average 99.4 points per 100 possessions on offense (83rd in college basketball), and allow 93.5 points per 100 possessions (259th in college basketball).
- UCSB has committed 13.6 turnovers per game (315th in college basketball action), 4.5 more than the 9.1 it forces on average (356th in college basketball).
Long Beach State Performance Insights
- The Beach are outscoring opponents by 2.8 points per game, with a +47 scoring differential overall. They put up 80.4 points per game (55th in college basketball) and give up 77.6 per contest (319th in college basketball).
- Long Beach State grabs 39.7 rebounds per game (55th in college basketball) while allowing 36.8 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 2.9 boards per game.
- Long Beach State connects on 4.4 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 5.1 (344th in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 9.5.
- Long Beach State has committed 13.9 turnovers per game (329th in college basketball) while forcing 14.6 (35th in college basketball).
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