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Long Beach State Beach vs. UC Riverside Highlanders
The Long Beach State Beach and the UC Riverside Highlanders will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Student Recreation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Highlanders as -11-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 141.
UC Riverside was a 81-69 winner in their most recent outing at home against Gauchos. They covered the -1-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Long Beach State was a 62-60 loser on the road against Rainbow Warriors. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs.
Long Beach State:
Team record: 7-19 SU,10-14 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Long Beach State is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Long Beach State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Long Beach State's last 10 games on the road
UC Riverside:
Team record: 17-10 SU,15-9-1 ATS
UC Riverside is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
UC Riverside is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UC Riverside's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Long Beach State home to UC-Santa Barbara Saturday, February 22
UC Riverside at Cal Poly Saturday, February 22