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UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. Long Beach State Beach
The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Long Beach State Beach will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Walter Pyramid.
Oddsmakers opened the Beach as -5-point favorites versus the Gauchos, while the game's total opened at 154.
Long Beach State was a 82-61 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Anteaters. They failed to cover the +10-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for UC-Santa Barbara, they were a 79-70 loser as they battled Titans on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a -2-point favorite.
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 15-13 SU,9-16-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UC-Santa Barbara's last 6 games on the road
UC-Santa Barbara is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Long Beach State
UC-Santa Barbara is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Long Beach State
Long Beach State:
Team record: 18-12 SU,13-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Long Beach State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Long Beach State's last 7 games at home
Long Beach State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
Next up:
UC-Santa Barbara home to UC Riverside Saturday, March 9
Long Beach State home to UC Davis Saturday, March 9