Long Beach State vs Murray State 11/23/21 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds
Murray State Racers (3-1) vs. Long Beach State Beach (1-3)
November 23, 2021 2:30 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach -12 / Murray State Racers +12; Over/Under: -
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The Murray State Racers and Long Beach State 49ers meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Moe Kent Family Field House. The Murray State Racers look to build on their 3-1 record. The Long Beach State 49ers look to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Murray State Racers are averaging 80.5 points on 51.3 percent shooting and allowing 66.8 points on 43 percent shooting. Tevin Brown is averaging 23 points and 5 rebounds while KJ Williams is averaging 18.3 points and 6 rebounds. Justice Hill is the third double-digit scorer and Trae Hannibal is grabbing 6.7 rebounds. The Murray State Racers are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 60.5 percent from the free throw line. The Murray State Racers are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game.
The Long Beach State 49ers are averaging 79.5 points on 49.2 percent shooting and allowing 91.3 points on 50.2 percent shooting. Joel Murray is averaging 25.3 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Colin Slater is averaging 17.7 points and 1.7 rebounds. Joe Hampton is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Roberts is grabbing 6.7 rebounds. The Long Beach State 49ers are shooting 42.4 percent from beyond the arc and 60.7 percent from the free throw line. The Long Beach State 49ers are allowing 45.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Racers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games. The Beach are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games following a ATS loss and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite. The under is 27-11-2 in Racers last 40 overall. The over is 5-0 in Beach last 5 overall.
This line is rather surprising to me, given that the Long Beach State 49ers have not played a lick of defense. Yes, Murray State isn’t as good as it’s been in past years and the 49ers have the better athletes, but I can’t lay double-digit chalk with a team that can’t get stops. I’ll grab the points with the Racers.
