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Long Beach State vs UC Irvine 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

UC Irvine Anteaters (6-6) vs. Long Beach State Beach (7-9)
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach +4 ; Over/Under: 135.5
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The UC Irvine Anteaters and the Long Beach State Beach meet Saturday in college basketball action from Walter Pyramid. UC Irvine is an even 6-6 on the year so far. The Anteaters lost to CSU Fullerton in their last game. As for Long Beach State, they’re 7-9 and coming off a win over UC San Diego. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

UC Irvine kicked off the year on a nice 5-1 run. Since then it’s been a 1-5 stretch (and a slew of postponements/cancellations), however. The Anteaters have fallen to Fresno State, USC, Duquesne, Hawaii and CSU Fullerton in that time. 

In the CSU Fullerton game on Thursday, the Anteaters went into the break with a 32-24 deficit. UC Irvine scored 39 points from there but still lost a tough one 65-63. DJ Davis was the leading team scorer on 19 points with four rebounds. 

Over on the Long Beach State side, they started the year at a spotty 4-9 with wins over only Idaho, Wright State, Bethesda and Westcliff. The Beach have manages wins in their last three games over UC Santa Barbara, CSU Northridge and UC San Diego, however. 

In the UC San Diego game, the Beach jumped out to a 41-21 lead at halftime and ended up with a solid 87-69 win. Both Joel Murray and Colin Slater posted a team-high 20 points, combining for five rebounds and six assists as well. 

The Beach are 4-1 ATS in their last five at home and 6-1 ATS in their last seven overall. LBSU is 4-0 ATS in their last four after a straight-up win.
Meanwhile, the Anteaters are 4-1 ATS in their last five Saturday games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 after a straight-up loss. The under is 8-2 in UC Irvine’s last 10 overall.

PICK: I’m going to stick with LBSU. The Beach posted a nice win over UC San Diego in their last outing, shooting 54.8 percent from the floor with 35 rebounds and 15 team assists. Long Beach State has gone 4-2 over their last six outings, scoring 65 or more points in every game. As for UC Irvine, they’ll be able to hang around as long as the score stays low. That said, I like the Beach offense to pull away on a cover eventually. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Long Beach State Beach +4

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