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The Long Beach State Beach (6-7, 0-1 Big West) are at home in Big West play against the UC Riverside Highlanders (8-5, 1-0 Big West) on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM ET. The Beach are 2-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 148 points.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Beach vs. Highlanders
- Game Day: Saturday, December 31, 2022
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- Location: Long Beach, California
- Arena: Walter Pyramid
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | -2 | 148 |
Long Beach State Betting Stats & Information
- Long Beach State has won three of six games when listed as the moneyline favorite this season (50%).
- The Beach have not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -137 or shorter.
- The Beach’s ATS record is 4-7-0 this season.
- The Highlanders have a 2-3 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 2 points or more this year.
- The average over/under Long Beach State has had set in games this year is 0.2 more points than this outing’s point total.
UC Riverside Betting Stats & Info
- UC Riverside has won three of the seven games it has played as underdogs this season.
- The Highlanders have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +111 odds on them winning this game.
- The Highlanders’ ATS record is 7-5-0 this year.
- The Highlanders have a 2-3 record against the spread when an underdog by 2 points or more this year.
- The average point total for UC Riverside this season is six points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside Season Stat Comparison
| Long Beach State Rank | Long Beach State AVG | UC Riverside AVG | UC Riverside Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th | 75.7 | Points Scored | 73.4 | 161st |
| 267th | 72.5 | Points Allowed | 68.6 | 180th |
| 18th | 37.5 | Rebounds | 33.8 | 123rd |
| 36th | 11.1 | Off. Rebounds | 8.7 | 199th |
| 346th | 4.8 | 3pt Made | 8.2 | 113th |
| 77th | 15.2 | Assists | 13.2 | 214th |
| 301st | 13.9 | Turnovers | 11.5 | 90th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Long Beach State Beach Leaders
- The leader in points and assists for the Beach is Joel Murray, who scores 15.7 points and dishes out 3.8 assists per game.
- Long Beach State’s best rebounder is Aboubacar Traore, who averages 8.9 boards per game in addition to his 9 PPG average.
- Jadon Jones makes more threes per game than any other member of the Beach, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of two per contest.
UC Riverside Highlanders Leaders
- Zyon Pullin scores 19.4 points and adds four assists per game, putting him at the top of the Highlanders’ leaderboards in those statistics.
- Flynn Cameron grabs 5.3 rebounds per game (he also scores 9.9 points per game and adds 3.1 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the UC Riverside rebounding leaderboard.
- Cameron is dependable from deep and leads the Highlanders with 2.1 made threes per game.
