On Thursday at Walter Pyramid, the UC Irvine Anteaters (13-6, 6-1 Big West) will meet the Long Beach State Beach (12-7, 4-3 Big West) — with Long Beach State’s Lassina Traore among the players to watch — tipping off at 10:00 PM ET. Thursday’s matchup between the Anteaters and the Beach features the Anteaters as modest 3-point favorites. The over/under is 153 points for the matchup.
UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | -3 | 153 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | UC Irvine (-3) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (153) |
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UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Stat Rankings
| UC Irvine Avg. (Rank) | Long Beach State Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 75.6 (154th) | Points Scored | 80.1 (54th) |
| 65.7 (46th) | Points Allowed | 77.6 (319th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 8.6 (182nd) | Off. Rebounds | 9.9 (75th) |
| 6.0 (310th) | 3pt Made | 5.5 (331st) |
| 16.4 (34th) | Assists | 15.6 (54th) |
| 11.5 (178th) | Turnovers | 13.4 (324th) |
UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Betting Trends
- Against the spread, the Anteaters are 11-7-0 this season.
- Against the spread as 3-point favorites or more, UC Irvine is 6-4.
- There have been nine Anteaters games (out of 18) that went over the total this season.
- On only two occasions this season have UC Irvine and its opponent combined for more than 153 points.
- The over/under for this game is 153 points, 11.7 more than the average point total for Anteaters games this season.
- Long Beach State’s record against the spread is 8-9-0.
- The Beach’s ATS record as 3-point underdogs or more is 3-1.
- Out of 18 UC Irvine’s games so far this year, nine have gone over the total.
- Beach games have had over 153 points 10 times this year.
- The average total points scored in Long Beach State’s games this year (157.7) is 4.7 points higher than the total for this matchup.
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UC Irvine Impact Players
- Justin Hohn averages 13.6 points and 1.7 assists per game — both team highs. He is also posting 2.7 rebounds, shooting 46.7% from the field and 40.4% from downtown with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game.
- Devin Tillis leads his team in rebounds per game (6.3), and also puts up 9.5 points and 2.1 assists. At the other end, he delivers 0.6 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
- Andre Henry is averaging 10.1 points, 1.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds per contest.
- Pierre Crockrell II is tops on the Anteaters at 5.9 assists per contest, while also averaging 1.7 rebounds and 7.1 points.
- Derin Saran puts up 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest, shooting 53.1% from the floor.
Long Beach State Impact Players
- Aboubacar Traore tops the Beach in assists (4.3 per game), and produces 13.0 points and 7.9 rebounds. He also delivers 1.9 steals and 1.6 blocked shots.
- Lassina Traore is the Beach’s top rebounder (9.9 per game), and he produces 12.1 points and 0.9 assists.
- Marcus Tsohonis is posting a team-best 17.8 points per game. And he is producing 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists, sinking 42.9% of his shots from the field.
- Jadon Jones is posting 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest, making 42.9% of his shots from the field and 35.9% from 3-point range, with 2.2 treys per game.
- AJ George gets the Beach 8.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also delivers 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
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