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Long Beach State Beach vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos
The Long Beach State Beach and the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Thunderdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Gauchos as -6-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 146.
UC-Santa Barbara lost its last outing, a 74-60 result against Titans on February 20. They failed to cover in that game as a -6.5-point favorite.
In their last action, Long Beach State was a 70-67 loser at home against Rainbow Warriors. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
Long Beach State:
Team record: 14-13 SU,10-15 ATS
Long Beach State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Long Beach State is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Long Beach State's last 11 games on the road
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 20-6 SU,15-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
UC-Santa Barbara is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UC-Santa Barbara's last 5 games at home
UC-Santa Barbara is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Long Beach State
Next up:
Long Beach State home to Cal State-Northridge Saturday, February 25
UC-Santa Barbara at UC San Diego Saturday, February 25