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Long Beach State Beach vs. UC Irvine Anteaters
The Long Beach State Beach and the UC Irvine Anteaters will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Bren Events Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Anteaters as -7.5-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 153.5.
UC Irvine was a 89-64 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Matadors. They covered the -7-point spread as favorites.
Last time out for Long Beach State, they were a 76-71 loser as they battled Titans at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -8.5-point favorite.
Long Beach State:
Team record: 18-11 SU,13-14 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Long Beach State's last 5 games on the road
Long Beach State is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing UC Irvine
Long Beach State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing UC Irvine
UC Irvine:
Team record: 21-8 SU,17-11 ATS
UC Irvine is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of UC Irvine's last 9 games at home
UC Irvine is 3-8-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Long Beach State
Next up:
Long Beach State home to UC-Santa Barbara Thursday, March 7
UC Irvine home to Cal Poly Thursday, March 7