Long Beach State Beach (18-14) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (24-8)
March 15, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: UC Irvine Anteaters ; Over/Under: -
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The Long Beach State 49ers and UC Irvine Anteaters meet Friday in the college basketball Big West Semifinal at the Dollar Loan Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Long Beach State 49ers vs UC Irvine Anteaters prediction.
Long Beach State 49ers Betting Preview
The Long Beach State 49ers recently beat UC Riverside and lost to UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis. The Long Beach State 49ers are averaging 77.4 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 76.1 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Marcus Tsohonis is averaging 17.6 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Jadon Jones is averaging 12.6 points and 3 rebounds. Aboubacar Traore is the third double-digit scorer and Lassina Traore is grabbing 10.4 rebounds. The Long Beach State 49ers are shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Long Beach State 49ers are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.
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UC Irvine Anteaters Betting Preview
The UC Irvine Anteaters recently beat LBSU, Cal Poly and Cal State Fullerton. The UC Irvine Anteaters are averaging 77.7 points on 47.7 percent shooting and allowing 67.3 points on 40.6 percent shooting. Justin Hohn is averaging 12.5 points and 1.5 assists, while Andre Henry is averaging 10.6 points and 0.9 assists. Derin Saran is the third double-digit scorer and Devin Tillis is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. The UC Irvine Anteaters are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The UC Irvine Anteaters are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.
Long Beach State 49ers vs UC Irvine Anteaters prediction
Long Beach State Beach was riding a 5-game losing streak before its win over UC Riverside, so let’s pump the brakes on getting behind this team. The UC Irvine Anteaters are well rested, on fire offensively and beat Long Beach State twice this season by comfortable margins. UC Irvine has won 7 of the last 9 meetings against Long Beach State, and 5 of those wins were decided by double digits. Assuming the line isn’t anything cray, I’m siding with the UC Irvine Anteaters to the Big West tournament final.
