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UC Riverside Highlanders vs. Long Beach State 49ers
The UC Riverside Highlanders and the Long Beach State 49ers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at The Walter Pyramid.
Oddsmakers opened the 49ers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Highlanders, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
Long Beach State was a 82-67 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Anteaters. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, UC Riverside was a 82-76 loser on the road against Matadors. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs.
UC Riverside:
Team record: 3-10 SU,2-8 ATS
UC Riverside is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
UC Riverside is 2-7-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
UC Riverside is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Long Beach State:
Team record: 5-12 SU,3-9 ATS
Long Beach State is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
Long Beach State is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Long Beach State is 0-3-2 ATS in its last 5 games when playing UC Riverside
Next up:
UC Riverside home to UC Davis Thursday, January 12
Long Beach State home to Cal State-Northridge Wednesday, January 11