UCSD vs. Long Beach State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 11, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 11, 2024

The players to watch will include Bryce Pope and Lassina Traore when the UCSD Tritons (9-6, 3-0 Big West) face the Long Beach State Beach (11-5, 3-1 Big West) at LionTree Arena, tipping off at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday. The Tritons are currently small 4-point favorites against the Beach. The point total for the game is set at 155.5.

UCSD vs. Long Beach State Betting Lines

UCSD vs Long Beach State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UCSD -4 155.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick UCSD (-4)
Total Pick Under (155.5)

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UCSD vs. Long Beach State Stat Rankings

UCSD Avg. (Rank) Long Beach State Avg. (Rank)
76.6 (140th) Points Scored 80.8 (52nd)
67.5 (92nd) Points Allowed 76.9 (312th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
6.5 (320th) Off. Rebounds 10.4 (55th)
8.4 (92nd) 3pt Made 5.0 (344th)
11.9 (287th) Assists 14.6 (111th)
9.2 (25th) Turnovers 13.9 (330th)

UCSD vs. Long Beach State Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Tritons are 9-4-0 this season.
  • UCSD has an ATS record of 4-1 as 4-point favorites or greater.
  • Out of 13 Tritons games so far this season, four have gone over the total.
  • Just once this season have UCSD and its opponent combined for more than 155.5 points.
  • The over/under for this game is 155.5 points, 11.4 more than the average point total for Tritons games this season.
  • Long Beach State has seven wins in 14 games against the spread this season.
  • The Beach have an ATS record of 3-0 as 4-point underdogs or more.
  • UCSD has played 13 games this year, and four of them have hit the over.
  • Beach games have gone over 155.5 points on eight occasions this season.
  • This season, Long Beach State’s games have resulted in an average scoring total of 157.7, which is 2.2 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.

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UCSD Impact Players

  • Pope registers a team-high 17.6 points per game. He is also averaging 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists, shooting 40.8% from the field and 32.4% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Aniwaniwa Tait-jones puts up 11.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest. Defensively, he averages 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Hayden Gray paces his team in assists per contest (3.4), and also averages 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds. At the other end, he posts 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • F. Nwaokorie averages a team-high 5.4 rebounds per contest. He is also averaging 11.8 points and 1.1 assists, shooting 39.7% from the field and 33.3% from downtown with 1.9 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • J’Raan Brooks averages 4.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Long Beach State Impact Players

  • Aboubacar Traore is the Beach’s top assist man (3.9 per game), and he contributes 12.6 points and 7.9 rebounds.
  • Lassina Traore paces the Beach in rebounding (10.8 per game), and produces 12.7 points and 0.8 assists. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Marcus Tsohonis is the Beach’s top scorer (17.6 points per game), and he produces 2.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds.
  • The Beach get 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game from Jadon Jones.
  • AJ George gives the Beach 8.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He also averages 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

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