The Long Beach State Beach (18-14) travel to face off against the Arizona Wildcats (24-7) on Thursday, March 21st. This game will be played at Delta Center in Salt Lake City and televised on TBS. Long Beach State is coming off a win in their previous game, while Arizona is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Oregon. Tip-off is set for 2:00 ET.
Long Beach State Beach vs Arizona Wildcats
The Long Beach State Beach Are Coming Off A Win
Long Beach State Beach has been a solid team on the road this season, going 13-9 compared to 7-5 at home. Their average scoring margin on the road is -0.4 compared to +2.7 at home. Over their last three games away from home, they have gone 2-1.
For the season, Long Beach State Beach has a record of 18-14. They have won four games in a row and have gone 5-5 over their last 10 games on the road. As the underdog, they have gone 8-6 this season.
Long Beach State has gone 17-17 against the spread this season, including a 12-10 mark on the road. As the underdog, the Beach have gone 9-5 vs. the spread this year. Over their last 10 games as the underdog, Long Beach State has gone 5-5 vs. the spread.
Long Beach State’s over/under record for the season is 20-14 and the average scoring total in their games is 152.8 points. Today’s over/under line of 161.5 is higher than the average over/under line in their games this year (151.8). So far, 25 of their games have finished with fewer points than today’s line.
The Arizona Wildcats Look To Bounce Back From A Loss
Despite losing two straight games, Arizona is still 17-3 at home this season. Over their last 10 games at home, the Wildcats are 8-2. So far, they have been favored in all 32 of their games, going 23-9 in those contests.
Long Beach State is 8-6 on the road this season, and they come into this game as 19.5-point underdogs. The over/under for the game is set at 161.5 points.
As the favorite this season, Arizona has gone 19-13 against the spread. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Wildcats have a record of 6-4 vs. the spread. At home, Arizona is 13-7 vs. the spread this season and over their last 10 home games, the Wildcats have a mark of 4-6 vs. the spread.
Arizona’s over/under record for the season is 15-18-1 and today’s line of 161.5 is higher than the average over/under line in their games (158). Over their last three games, the average scoring total is just 128 points and their OU record over their last 10 games is 4-6.
Long Beach State Offense Breakdown
The Beach’s offense finished with 74 points in their previous game, mirroring their current average of 77.7 points per contest. The top scorer for the Beach was Lassina Traore with 25 points, while Marcus Tsohonis also added 25 to the scoreboard.
| Name | PPG | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Tsohonis (G) | 17.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Aboubacar Traore (F) | 12.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 |
| Lassina Traore (F) | 12.1 | 10.4 | 1.2 |
Arizona Offense Breakdown
In contrast to their season average of 87.9 points per game, the Arizona had a below average performance. They scored 59 points against Oregon and had a field goal percentage of 38.3%. One area that the Arizona offense has been good this season is getting to the line. Currently, they are 14th in free-throw attempts per contest. Overall, they have a field goal percentage of 48%.
| Name | PPG | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Love (G) | 18.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Oumar Ballo (C) | 13.1 | 10.1 | 0.8 |
| Pelle Larsson (G) | 12.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Long Beach State Team Defense
So far, the Beach’s defense is ranked 278th in the country at 75.8 points per contest. So far, the Long Beach State defense is giving up an average of 9.3 offensive rebounds per game and are turning teams over 12.2 times per game (619th).
Arizona Team Defense
Currently, the Wildcats’ defense holds the 179th rank in the nation, allowing 72.1 points per game. In today’s game vs. Long Beach State, the Arizona defense will be looking to do a better job avoiding putting opponents on the line. In their last game, Arizona made 18 free-throws vs. the Wildcats.
Beach vs Wildcats Trends
- In their last three road games, Long Beach State has averaged 72 points per game while allowing 77. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-1 while going 2-1 vs. the spread.
- In their last three home games, Arizona has averaged 79 points per game while allowing 70. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-1 while going 2-1 vs. the spread.
- As the betting underdog, the Beach have an ATS record of 3-2 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 3-2.
- Going back to their previous three games as the favorite, Arizona has an ATS mark of 1-2 while going 1-2 straight up.
Beach vs Wildcats Prediction
For a pick on the point-spread in this Wildcats vs. Beach matchup, our bet is to grab the Beach at +19.5. Even though our projections have the Wildcats winning 74-72, we see the Beach as the play on the point-spread.
As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 161.5, and our model projects the Beach and Wildcats to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the under.
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Last updated:March 19, 2024 Arizona Wildcats, Long Beach State Beach