When it comes to winning the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, the Long Beach State Beach (21-14), at +200000, have the most favorable odds in the Big West and the 58th-best odds in all of college basketball. Next up for them is a bout versus the Arizona Wildcats at 2:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 21.
On Saturday, in its most recent game, Long Beach State topped UC Davis 74-70. With 25 points, Marcus Tsohonis was its leading scorer.
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Long Beach State NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +50000
- National championship odds (pre-NCAA Tournament): +50000
- National championship odds (current): +200000
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Long Beach State Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- In terms of difficulty, based on our predictions, the Beach are playing the 200th-ranked schedule in Division I this season.
- Glancing at Long Beach State’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has one game against teams currently above .500, and no games against squads whose records are worse than its own.
- The Beach have one game remaining against teams currently ranked in the Top 25.
- On March 15, Long Beach State picked up its best win of the season, an 83-79 victory over the UC Irvine Anteaters, a top 100 team (No. 56), according to the RPI.
- When facing Quadrant 3 teams (according to the RPI), the Beach are 8-4 (.667%) — tied for the 16th-most wins.
Long Beach State Season Stats and Insights
- The Beach are outscoring opponents by 2.0 points per game with a +71 scoring differential overall. They put up 77.7 points per game (70th in college basketball) and give up 75.7 per outing (286th in college basketball).
- The Beach hit 3.2 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 5.5 (333rd in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 8.7.
- Long Beach State ranks 205th in college basketball with 229.0 points scored per 100 possessions, and 135th in college basketball defensively with 223.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- The Beach and their opponents have been relatively even in the turnover battle. The Beach commit 12.1 per game (271st in college basketball) and force 11.9 (72nd in college basketball play).
Long Beach State Leading Performers
- Tsohonis leads the Beach scoring 17.8 points per game.
- Aboubacar Traore leads Long Beach State with 4.5 assists per game and Lassina Traore paces the squad with 10.4 rebounds per contest.
- Jadon Jones is the top three-point shooter for the Beach, hitting 2.3 per contest.
- Long Beach State’s steals leader is Jones, who collects 1.8 per game. Aboubacar Traore leads the team averaging 1.4 blocks an outing.
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