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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 gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Student Recreation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Highlanders as -8.5-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 136.
Last time out for UC Riverside, they were a 65-63 loser as they battled Gauchos on the road. They covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog.
Last time out for Long Beach State, they were a 63-56 winner as they battled Anteaters at home. They covered in the match as a +10-point underdog.
Long Beach State:
Team record: 7-14 SU,8-11 ATS
Long Beach State is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Long Beach State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Long Beach State is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
UC Riverside:
Team record: 13-9 SU,10-8-1 ATS
UC Riverside is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
UC Riverside is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
UC Riverside is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Long Beach State
Next up:
Long Beach State home to UC-Santa Barbara Saturday, February 1
UC Riverside at Cal State-Fullerton Wednesday, February 5