Long Beach State vs Hawaii Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/18/23
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (18-8) vs. Long Beach State Beach (14-12)
February 18, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach -2.5 / Hawaii Rainbow Warriors +2.5; Over/Under: +142.5
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The Hawaii Warriors and the Long Beach State Beach meet in college basketball action from the Walter Pyramid on Saturday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Long Beach State is listed as a 2.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -154. The total for this game is set at 142.5 points.
Injuries
No new names have popped up on the injury report for either side coming into this game.
Matchup History
Hawaii’s 79-70 win back on January 14th, 2023, made it four wins in the last five head-to-head meetings between these two teams.
Trends
Hawaii is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Long Beach State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a loss and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
Pick
I’m sticking with Long Beach State. I’m not rushing to the window to bet this game, but the reality here is that the Warriors look to be a different team when you take them off of the island, and Long Beach State is always a threat in the Big West. I’ll lay the bucket with the Beach here.
