UC Davis vs Long Beach State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/4/23
Long Beach State Beach (16-14) vs. UC Davis Aggies (16-13)
March 4, 2023 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: UC Davis Aggies -3.5 / Long Beach State Beach +3.5; Over/Under: +152.5
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The Long Beach State Beach and the UC-Davis Aggies meet in college basketball action from the University Credit Union Center on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
UC-Davis is listed as a 3.5-point home favorite with the total for this game set at 152.5 points.
Injuries
For Long Beach State, Joel Murray is out for the season with a wrist injury while UC-Davis comes into this game with a clean injury report.
Matchup History
Long Beach State’s 75-72 win back on January 28th, 2023, made it three straight wins for the Beach in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Long Beach State is 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games following an ATS win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games following an ATS win. UC-Davis is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 12-4-1 in their last 17 games following a loss.
Pick
I’m leaning towards Long Beach State here. This game could honestly go either way, but in a game like that, you’re looking for any sort of edge you can find and for me, it’s that Long Beach State has won three straight meetings and come into this game in slightly better form. I think if UC-Davis wins this one, this could come down to the last shot. Give me the Beach and the points here.