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UC Irvine Anteaters vs. Long Beach State Beach
The UC Irvine Anteaters and the Long Beach State Beach will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at The Walter Pyramid.
Oddsmakers opened the Anteaters as -8.5-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 142.
Long Beach State was a 79-76 loser in its last match on the road against Rainbow Warriors. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
UC Irvine won its last outing, a 75-64 result against Tritons on February 27. They failed to cover in that game as a -13-point favorite.
UC Irvine:
Team record: 13-8 SU,11-9 ATS
UC Irvine is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of UC Irvine's last 13 games on the road
UC Irvine is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Long Beach State
Long Beach State:
Team record: 5-9 SU,7-7 ATS
Long Beach State is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing UC Irvine
Long Beach State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing UC Irvine
Long Beach State is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against UC Irvine
Next up:
UC Irvine at Long Beach State Saturday, March 6