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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 trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Walter Pyramid.
Oddsmakers opened the Anteaters as -15.5-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 136.
Long Beach State was a 78-69 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Mustangs. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for UC Irvine, they were a 71-55 winner as they battled Rainbow Warriors at home. They covered in the match as a -11-point favorite.
UC Irvine:
Team record: 18-3 SU,15-5 ATS
UC Irvine is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
UC Irvine is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of UC Irvine's last 10 games on the road
Long Beach State:
Team record: 7-14 SU,7-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Long Beach State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Long Beach State is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing UC Irvine
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Long Beach State's last 7 games when playing UC Irvine
Next up:
UC Irvine home to UC Davis Saturday, February 1
Long Beach State at UC-Santa Barbara Saturday, February 1