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Long Beach State vs CSU-Bakersfield 3/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Cal State-Bakersfield Roadrunners (8-18) vs. Long Beach State Beach (18-11)
March 10, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach -5 ; Over/Under: 138
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The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners and the Long Beach State Beach meet Thursday in Big West Tournament college basketball action from Dollar Loan Center. CSU Bakersfield is 8-18 on the year. The Roadrunners beat CSU Northridge in their last game. As for Long Beach State, they’re 18-11 this year and coming off a win over UC Riverside. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

CSU Bakersfield started out at 4-2 this year, but they haven’t had much luck since then. The Roadrunners are just 2-3 in their last five games. They’ve got losses to Hawaii, UCSD and UC Irvine between wins over Cal Poly and CSU Northridge. 

In the matchup versus the Matadors on Tuesday, the Roadrunners held a slim one-point lead by the break. CSU Bakersfield hit a 34-22 run from there in a 58-45 win. Tops in production was Kaleb Higgins on 15 points and four rebounds.

Over on the Long Beach State side, they got off to a rough 4-9 start, but things have turned around since the conference games began. The Beach are 3-1 in their last four with wins over UC San Diego, UC Davis and UC Riverside in that time. 

On Saturday versus UC Riverside, the Beach came back from a four-point halftime deficit to force overtime. After 10 points in the extra period, LBSU had a 73-72 comeback win. Joel Murray led the way on 26 points and two assists in the victory. 

The Beach are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games and 17-5 ATS in their last 22 overall. LBSU is 4-1 ATS in their last five after an ATS loss

Meanwhile, the Roadrunners are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 neutral-site games and 1-5 ATS in their last six after an ATS win. CSUB is 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 Thursday games.

PICK: I’m going to stay with Long Beach State. The Beach have had a couple of close calls in the last pair—and they lost two of three recently to UCSB and UC Irvine—but outside of that it’s been a nice run for LBSU. The last time they met up with CSU Bakersfield back on February 3, the Beach picked up a 74-65 victory. The Roadrunners will probably have a tough time keeping up here if LBSU gets going. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Long Beach State Beach -5

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