Long Beach State vs Cal State-Fullerton Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/19/23
Cal State-Fullerton Titans (10-9) vs. Long Beach State Beach (7-10)
January 19, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach -4.5 / Cal State-Fullerton Titans +4.5; Over/Under: +146.5
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The CSU Fullerton Titans and Long Beach State 49ers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Walter Pyramid. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The CSU Fullerton Titans Preview
The CSU Fullerton Titans are averaging 70 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allowing 66.2 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is averaging 15.7 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Jalen Harris is averaging 13.8 points and 2.4 rebounds. Max Jones is the third double-digit scorer and Vincent Lee is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The CSU Fullerton Titans are shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. The CSU Fullerton Titans are allowing 29.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game.
The Long Beach State 49ers Preview
The Long Beach State 49ers are averaging 75.4 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 72.9 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Joel Murray is averaging 15.7 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Marcus Tsohonis is averaging 11.8 points and 2.7 rebounds. Lassina Traore is the third double-digit scorer and Jadon Jones is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Long Beach State 49ers are shooting 29.2 percent from beyond the arc and 64.3 percent from the free throw line. The Long Beach State 49ers are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Titans are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Beach are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Titans last 5 overall. The over is 8-2 in Beach last 10 overall. The underdog is 5-2-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings. The home team is 20-6-1 ATS in the last 27 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Long Beach State Beach should have the edge at home, but this is a subpar team at best that only wins by an average of 3.3 points in the favorite role. The Cal State-Fullerton Titans have not only had more success this season, but only loses in the underdog role by an average of 2.6 points. Give me the road dog, as this feels like a close game.
