The players to watch will be Caleb Love and Aboubacar Traore when the Arizona Wildcats (25-8) play the Long Beach State Beach (21-14) on Thursday (at 2:00 PM ET) at Delta Center in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Arizona is an enormous 20-point favorite against Long Beach State when the Wildcats square off against the Beach on Thursday. A 163-point total is set for the game.
Arizona vs. Long Beach State Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | -20 | 163 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Arizona (-20) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (163) |
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Arizona vs. Long Beach State Stat Rankings
| Arizona Avg. (Rank) | Long Beach State Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 87.9 (3rd) | Points Scored | 77.7 (70th) |
| 72.2 (190th) | Points Allowed | 75.7 (286th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 12.3 (11th) | Off. Rebounds | 10.8 (46th) |
| 7.8 (135th) | 3pt Made | 5.5 (333rd) |
| 18.6 (3rd) | Assists | 15.4 (48th) |
| 11.8 (249th) | Turnovers | 12.1 (271st) |
Arizona vs. Long Beach State Betting Trends
- The Wildcats have beaten the spread 21 times in 33 games.
- Against the spread as 20-point favorites or more, Arizona is 5-1.
- Out of 33 Wildcats games so far this year, 15 have gone over the total.
- A total of 15 times so far this year, Arizona and its opponent have combined for more than 163 points.
- The over/under in this game is 163 points, 2.8 higher than the average total in Wildcats games this season.
- Long Beach State has beaten the spread 16 times in 33 games.
- There have been 15 Arizona’s games (out of 33) that hit the over this season.
- Beach games have gone over 163 points on six occasions this year.
- The over/under for this game is 9.5 points higher than the average scoring total for Long Beach State’s games (153.5).
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Arizona Impact Players
- Love leads his squad in points per game (18.1), and also puts up 4.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists. Defensively, he posts 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Oumar Ballo averages a team-leading 10.1 rebounds per game. In addition, he’s averaging 13.1 points and 0.8 assists, shooting 64.9% from the field.
- Pelle Larsson leads the Wildcats at 3.6 assists per contest, while also posting 4.1 rebounds and 12.8 points.
- Keshad Johnson is averaging 11.6 points, 1.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds per contest.
- Kylan Boswell posts a team-leading 3.6 assists per game. He is also averaging 9.8 points and 2.4 rebounds, shooting 40.5% from the floor and 38.6% from downtown with 1.8 made 3-pointers per contest.
Long Beach State Impact Players
- Traore leads the Beach in assists (4.5 per game), and averages 12.0 points and 8.1 rebounds. He also posts 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocked shots.
- Lassina Traore is putting up a team-high 10.4 rebounds per contest. And he is producing 12.1 points and 1.2 assists, making 53.5% of his shots from the floor.
- Marcus Tsohonis is recording a team-high 17.8 points per game. And he is delivering 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists, sinking 40.5% of his shots from the field, and 30.5% from 3-point distance resulting in 1.3 triples per contest.
- The Beach receive 12.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game from Jadon Jones.
- The Beach get 10.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from AJ George.
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