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Long Beach State Beach vs. UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos
The fans at Thunderdome will be treated to a game between the Long Beach State Beach and the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Gauchos as -1-point favorites versus the Beach, while the game's total opened at 159.5.
Last time out for UC-Santa Barbara, they were a 66-64 winner as they battled Roadrunners at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -9-point favorite.
In their last action, Long Beach State was a 88-74 loser on the road against Tritons. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Long Beach State:
Team record: 11-6 SU,7-8 ATS
Long Beach State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Long Beach State's last 6 games on the road
Long Beach State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing UC-Santa Barbara
UC-Santa Barbara:
Team record: 9-6 SU,4-8-1 ATS
UC-Santa Barbara is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
UC-Santa Barbara is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Long Beach State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of UC-Santa Barbara's last 7 games when playing Long Beach State
Next up:
Long Beach State home to Hawaii Thursday, January 18
UC-Santa Barbara at Cal State-Northridge Thursday, January 18