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UC Irvine Anteaters vs. Long Beach State Beach
The fans at Walter Pyramid will be treated to a game between the UC Irvine Anteaters and the Long Beach State Beach when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Anteaters as -2.5-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 152.5.
Long Beach State was a 79-71 winner in their most recent outing at home against Rainbow Warriors. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites.
UC Irvine was a 54-52 loser in its last match on the road against Aggies. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
UC Irvine:
Team record: 13-6 SU,11-7 ATS
UC Irvine is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
UC Irvine is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Irvine's last 5 games on the road
Long Beach State:
Team record: 12-7 SU,8-9 ATS
Long Beach State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Long Beach State is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing UC Irvine
Long Beach State is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing UC Irvine
Next up:
UC Irvine home to Cal State-Northridge Saturday, January 27
Long Beach State at UC Riverside Saturday, January 27