Long Beach State vs UC-Santa Barbara 1/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (7-5) vs. Long Beach State Beach (4-9)
January 13, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach +3.5 / UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos -3.5; Over/Under: +151
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The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Long Beach State 49ers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Walter Pyramid. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Long Beach State 49ers need a win after losing five of their last seven games.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are averaging 77.3 points on 50.1 percent shooting and allowing 67.2 points on 40.8 percent shooting. Amadou Sow is averaging 17.1 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Ajare Sanni is averaging 10.9 points and 3.1 rebounds. Miles Norris is dishing 1.3 assists and Josh Pierre-Louis is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 70.9 percent from the free throw line. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are allowing 31.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.5 rebounds per game.
The Long Beach State 49ers are averaging 74.3 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 80.3 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Joel Murray is averaging 15.1 points and 2.3 rebounds, while Colin Slater is averaging 13 points and 2.2 rebounds. Joe Hampton is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Roberts is grabbing 5.2 rebounds. The Long Beach State 49ers are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 68.1 percent from the free throw line. The Long Beach State 49ers are allowing 38 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.
The Gauchos are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Beach are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a ATS loss. The over is 4-1-1 in Gauchos last 6 overall. The over is 7-0 in Beach last 7 Thursday games. The road team is 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the better team here and should be favored, but they also haven’t played since December 30, so who knows what to expect here. The Long Beach State 49ers have recent games under their belt, and while they’re losing and can’t play defense, they have had a rather tough schedule through 13 games. Because of the long layoff for the Gauchos, I’ll take a stab with the 49ers and free score.
