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The Long Beach State Beach (6-9, 2-1 Big West) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to build on a three-game road winning streak when they visit the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (7-8, 1-2 Big West) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 134.5 points.
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Who Will Win CSU Bakersfield vs. Long Beach State?
CSU Bakersfield and Long Beach State Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season in which it was an underdog by 5.5 points or more, Long Beach State has a 4-5 record against the spread.
These two teams average 140.8 points per game combined, 6.3 more than the over/under of 134.5.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 6.1 more points per game, 140.6, than this matchup’s over/under of 134.5 points.
The average total in CSU Bakersfield’s games this year is 9.6 more points than the over/under of 134.5 in this game.
The average total for Beach games this year is 2.8 more points than the point total of 134.5 in this outing.
The Roadrunners are 5-8-0 ATS this season.
The Beach’s ATS record is 5-8-0 this season.
CSU Bakersfield Stats & Insights
CSU Bakersfield outscores opponents by 3.9 points per game (scoring 74.0 per game to rank 223rd in college basketball while allowing 70.1 per contest to rank 149th in college basketball) and has a +59 scoring differential overall.
CSU Bakersfield wins the rebound battle by 7.2 boards on average. It records 33.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 131st in college basketball, while its opponents grab 26.7 per contest.
The Roadrunners knock down 6.4 three-pointers per game (305th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 6.9. They shoot 38.7% from deep while their opponents hit 30.4% from long range.
CSU Bakersfield’s 96.0 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 194th in college basketball, and the 90.9 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 178th in college basketball.
At home, the Roadrunners are posting 19.8 more points per game (85.2) than they are in road games (65.4).
Long Beach State Stats & Insights
Long Beach State is being outscored by 3.7 points per game, with a -55 scoring differential overall. It puts up 66.8 points per game (332nd in college basketball), and gives up 70.5 per outing (166th in college basketball).
The 30.5 rebounds per game Long Beach State accumulates rank 296th in college basketball. Their opponents record 29.9.
Long Beach State connects on 6.5 three-pointers per game (299th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.3. It shoots 34.1% from deep, and its opponents shoot 34.1%.
Long Beach State’s 89.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 311th in college basketball, and the 94.4 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 267th in college basketball.
The Beach are putting up more points at home (73.7 per game) than on the road (67.0).
CSU Bakersfield Key Players to Watch
The Roadrunners scoring leader is Jemel Jones, who averages 15.8 per contest to go with 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
Corey Stephenson is CSU Bakersfield’s leading rebounder, grabbing 6.1 per game, while CJ Hardy is its best passer, distributing 2.3 assists in each contest.
Marvin McGhee makes more threes per game than any other member of the Roadrunners, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
Kadar Waller is CSU Bakersfield’s leader in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game, while Fidelis Okereke leads them in blocks with 1.3 per contest.
Long Beach State Key Players to Watch
Devin Askew’s points (17.5 per game) and assists (4.5 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Beach’s leaderboards.
Derrick Michael Xzavierro grabs 6.3 rebounds per game (also scoring 4.1 points per game and adds 0.8 assists per game) which secures the top of the Long Beach State rebounding leaderboard.
Askew is reliable from deep and leads the Beach with 1.6 made threes per game.
Askew (1.9 steals per game) is the steal leader for Long Beach State while Xzavierro (0.9 blocks per game) is the block leader.
CSU Bakersfield vs. Long Beach State Prediction
CSU Bakersfield 74, Long Beach State 66
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