Long Beach State 49ers vs UC Riverside Highlanders Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/27/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Thursday, January 27, 2022

Venue:  UCR Student Recreation Center, Riverside, CA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  LBSU +6.5, UCR -6.5; Over/Under:  136 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  LBSU +6.5, UCR -6.5; Over/Under:  136 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  LBSU +6.5, UCR -6.5; Over/Under:  134.5 points

 

Long Beach State 49ers:  8-9 (4th place, Big West)

UC Riverside Highlanders:  10-5 (3rd place, Big West)

 

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Long Beach State 49ers:  4-1 last 5

UC Riverside Highlanders:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Long Beach State is coming into this game with an 8-9 record overall and they are 2-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 6th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak with wins coming against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, the Cal State Northridge Matadors, the UC San Diego Tritons, and the UC Irvine Anteaters in their last game. Joel Murray led the team in points in that game with 24 while Aboubacar Traore was next on the team with 19 points. Murray and Colin Slater both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Traore led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 44.5% from the field, 34.1% from 3-point range, and 70.8% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 74.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 76.1 PPG against them. Long Beach State has an ATS record of 9-6 this season and their O/U record is 9-6.

 

 

UCR is coming into this game with a 10-5 record overall and they are 5-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 6th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the UC Irvine Anteaters but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Cal Poly Mustangs, the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Cal State Northridge Matadors in their last game. Wil Tattersall led the team in points in that game with 22 while Dominick Pickett was next on the team with 15 points. Zyon Pullin led the team in assists in that game with 8 and he also led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 42.3% from the field, 30.7% from 3-point range, and 67.8% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 63.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 59.5 PPG against them. UCR has an ATS record of 7-6 this season and their O/U record is 4-9.

 

UCR is coming into this game as a 6.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UCR has won 3 straight games coming into this one and all of those wins were on the road, 2 of them by double digits as well. They have been great in their conference games this season and they should continue their great play into this game, finally playing back at home for the first time in over 2 weeks. They are going up against a Long Beach State team that have also been playing well and winning games but they have not really played any conference opponents on the road yet. Their only conference road game this season was a win against UC San Diego but they have a 2-5 record in their conference games and are 8-10 on the season. UCR will be able to get the better of Long Beach State here at home and they will want to put on a show after not playing at home for so long. The best bet to place in this game is on UCR to cover the spread here.

 

Long Beach State UC Riverside Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, January 27, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is UCR 76 LBSU 65.

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Long Beach State 49ers: 29-20 O/U as an underdog. 110-74 O/U as a road underdog or pick. 141-95 O/U in road games. 21-16 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 15-9 O/U after 1 or more consecutive wins.

UC Riverside Highlanders: 15-21 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 12-31 ATS off a road win against a conference rival. 8-17 ATS off a win by 10 points or more over a conference rival. 19-43 ATS off a road win. 6-18 ATS after 3 or more consecutive wins.

 

 

Long Beach State 49ers:  None.

UC Riverside Highlanders:  None.

 

 

“This team didn’t know how to win a game in the preseason if they didn’t outscore somebody. That’s the only way we were winning games – is if everybody was on.” - Dan Monson on his team’s win against UCI.

 

 

“It makes it real interesting when the opposing team can bring a nice, loyal fan base, because it gets to be a hostile environment on both sides for them and for us. You know, usually it’s not like that, the opposing team coming in with such a big fan base. So that was really impressive by them.” - J.P. Moorman on having opposing fans in their home building.

 

 

 

J. Jones 

J. Murray 

J. Roberts 

C. Slater 

A. Traore

 

F. Cameron 

C. McRae 

J. Moorman 

D. Pickett 

Z. Pullin

 

 

PPG: J. Murray (15.9)

APG: J. Murray (2.6)

Reb/G: A. Traore (7.4)

 

PPG: Z. Pullin (12.1)

APG: Z. Pullin (4.4)

Reb/G: C. McRae (8.3)

 

Coaches:

Long Beach State 49ers: Dan Monson (15th season)

UC Riverside Highlanders: Mike Magpayo (2nd season)