The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners and Long Beach State 49ers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Walter Pyramid. The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners need a win after losing five of their last six games. The Long Beach State 49ers look to build on their six-game winning streak.
The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners are averaging 64.5 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 64.5 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Justin Edler-Davis is averaging 10.3 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Justin McCall is averaging 9.9 points and 4.5 rebounds. Kaleb Higgins is dishing 2.2 assists and Shawn Stith is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners are shooting 29.2 percent from beyond the arc and 67.3 percent from the free throw line. The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.2 rebounds per game.
The Long Beach State 49ers are averaging 73.7 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 74.6 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Joel Murray is averaging 15.9 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Colin Slater is averaging 12.8 points and 2.6 rebounds. Joe Hampton is dishing 1.4 assists and Jordan Roberts is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Long Beach State 49ers are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.9 percent from the free throw line. The Long Beach State 49ers are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game.
The Roadrunners are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 road games and 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The Beach are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Roadrunners last 5 road games. The under is 5-2 in Beach last 7 overall.
Long Beach State Beach is playing some of its best ball of the season, winning its last five games by an average of 10.6 points while allowing 39 percent shooting from the field. The Cal State-Bakersfield Roadrunners are a mess right now and don’t expect things to change on the road, where they lose by an average of 11 points and shoot 38.9 percent from the field. I’ll lay the buckets with Long Beach State.