UCSB Vs Long Beach State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 23, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2023

The Long Beach State Beach (15-13, 9-7 Big West) will visit Miles Norris and the UCSB Gauchos (20-7, 11-5 Big West) at The Thunderdome on Thursday, February 23. The opening tip is at 10:00 PM ET. The Gauchos match up with the Beach in a game that UCSB is currently a favorite by 5 points. The over/under for the matchup is 148.

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UCSB Vs Long Beach State Betting Lines

UCSB vs Long Beach State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UCSB -5 148 points

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Spread Pick UCSB (-5)
Total Pick Under (148)

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UCSB Vs Long Beach State Stat Rankings

UCSB Avg. (Rank) Long Beach State Avg. (Rank)
70 (219th) Points Scored 76.5 (65th)
64.3 (36th) Points Allowed 74 (295th)
31.3 (276th) Rebounds 38.9 (3rd)
7.9 (277th) Off. Rebounds 11.9 (14th)
5.2 (347th) 3pt Made 4.4 (362nd)
13.8 (139th) Assists 14.9 (67th)
11.4 (115th) Turnovers 13.7 (312th)

UCSB Vs Long Beach State Betting Trends

  • The Gauchos are 14-10-1 against the spread this year.
  • UCSB’s ATS record as 5-point favorites or more is 8-7-1.
  • There have been 13 Gauchos games (out of 25) that went over the total this year.
  • UCSB’s games have finished with more than 148 points four times so far this season.
  • Gauchos games this season have posted an average total of 134.4, which is 13.6 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • Long Beach State is 11-15-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Beach have won once ATS (1-4) as a 5-point underdog or more this year.
  • Out of 25 UCSB’s games so far this year, 13 have hit the over.
  • Beach games have had over 148 points 14 times this season.
  • The average total for Long Beach State’s games is 150.5 points, 2.5 more than this game’s over/under.

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UCSB Impact Players

  • Norris averages 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting 48.4% from the field and 37.8% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Andre Kelly is tops on his team in rebounds per game (6.5), and also posts 9.8 points and 0.9 assists. Defensively, he delivers 0.4 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Josh Pierre-Louis is averaging 9.3 points, 2.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.
  • Calvin Wishart puts up 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 1 steal and 0 blocked shots.

Long Beach State Impact Players

  • Lassina Traore is the Beach’s top rebounder (10.4 per game), and he averages 12.1 points and 1.2 assists.
  • Aboubacar Traore is posting a team-leading 3.1 assists per game. He’s also producing 9.8 points and 8.5 rebounds, making 54.2% of his shots from the field.
  • Marcus Tsohonis tops the Beach in scoring (15.2 points per game) and assists (2), and puts up 3.5 rebounds. He also delivers 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • The Beach get 8.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2 assists per game from Jadon Jones.
  • Joel Murray is averaging 15.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest, making 42% of his shots from the field.

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