Long Beach State vs Missouri State 11/22/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds
Missouri State Bears (2-1) vs. Long Beach State Beach (1-2)
November 22, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach +13.5 / Missouri State Bears -13.5; Over/Under: +150.5
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The Missouri State Bears and the Long Beach State Beach meet in college basketball action from Moe Kent Family Field House on Monday night.
The Missouri State Bears will be looking to build on a 77-55 win over Sam Houston State last time out. Isiaih Mosley leads the Bears in scoring with 22.7 PPG while Gaige Prim has 18.7 PPG and a team-high 14 RPG to average a double-double per game through three contests this season. Jaylen Minnett has 14 PPG and Ja’Monte Black has 11 PPG with 3.7 RPG while Donovan Clay’s got 10 PPG and 4.7 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Missouri State this season. As a team, Missouri State’s averaging 83 PPG on 47.2% shooting rom the field, 30.3% from three and 80.6% from the foul line while allowing 71.3 PPG on 42.2% shooting rom the field and 32.8% from three this season.
The Long Beach State Beach will look to bounce back from an 84-78 loss to Utah Valley State last time out. Joel Murray leads the Beach in scoring and assists with 25.3 PPG and 3 APG while Colin Slater has 17.7 PPG and Joe Hampton’s got 14.5 PPG. Jordan Roberts also has 12 PPG and a team-high 6.7 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Long Beach State so far this season. As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 84 PPG on 53.7% shooting from the field, 45.7% from three and 61.5% from the foul line while allowing 91 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field and 42.5% from three this season.
Missouri State is 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games following a win of 20 or more points while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 neutral site games as an underdog. Long Beach State is 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games following a loss and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
I find myself trying to make a case both ways here, as Long Beach State usually schedules up but their defense has been awful while the Bears have had mixed results despite a somewhat easier schedule. What I do know is that both teams love to score the rock and I think we see points come in bunches and more bunches in this one. Give me the over in this matchup.
