Long Beach State vs Utah Valley College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/17/21
Utah Valley Wolverines (2-1) vs. Long Beach State Beach (1-1)
November 17, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Long Beach State Beach -1 / Utah Valley Wolverines +1; Over/Under: +150
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The Utah Valley Wolverines and Long Beach State 49ers meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Walter Pyramid. The Utah Valley Wolverines look for a third straight win to improve to 3-1. The Long Beach State 49ers look to get a game above a .500 record.
The Utah Valley Wolverines are averaging 74.7 points on 49.1 percent shooting and allowing 66 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Fardaws Aimaq is averaging 24.7 points and 0.3 assists, while Justin Harmon is averaging 12 points and 4 rebounds. Le’Tre Darthard grabbing 2.7 rebounds and Connor Harding is dishing 3 assists. The Utah Valley Wolverines are shooting 47.3 percent from beyond the arc and 60.9 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Valley Wolverines are allowing 26.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game.
The Long Beach State 49ers are averaging 87 points on 57.6 percent shooting and allowing 94.5 points on 47.3 percent shooting. Joel Murray is averaging 29 points and 3 rebounds, while Colin Slater is averaging 21.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. Joe Hampton is the third double-digit scorer and Jordan Roberts is grabbing 7.5 rebounds. The Long Beach State 49ers are shooting 45.5 percent from beyond the arc and 63.6 percent from the free throw line. The Long Beach State 49ers are allowing 41.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36 rebounds per game.
The Wolverines are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. The Beach are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Beach last 4 home games. The under is 7-3 in Beach last 10 Wednesday games.
The Utah Valley Wolverines are off to the better start and just beat Pepperdine on the road, so there’s some temptation here. However, the Long Beach State 49ers just played with UCLA for a while before things got out of hand. Long Beach State has serious defensive flaws, but they have bucket getters and their offense can overwhelm lesser teams. At home, I have to learn toward the 49ers in this near pick em.
