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Long Beach St. vs UC Santa Barbara Predictions & Stats

Game time: January 13, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: The Thunderdome — Santa Barbara, CA

Article updated Jan 13, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Long Beach St. 49ers are traveling to play the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Thunderdome stadium on Saturday, 1/13/2024 @ 10:00pm EST. UC Santa Barbara is the betting

Game outlook

The Long Beach St. 49ers are traveling to play the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Thunderdome stadium on Saturday, 1/13/2024 @ 10:00pm EST. UC Santa Barbara is the betting favorite opening at -1 and the line hasn't moved.

Beach vs Gauchos Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Gauchos to win tonight's game by 9 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go under 157 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Long Beach St. 70 to UC Santa Barbara 79

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Long Beach St. 49ers and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw predicts UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UC Santa Barbara will win straight-up is 55%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be LONGB 77.5, SABAR 79.5.

OddsShark predicts UC-Santa Barbara will win, long beach state will cover, and the total will go under.

67% picked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Covers.com

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Long Beach St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 175, Long Beach St. is ranked #55 in offense (scoring an average of 80.35 per game), #318 in defense (allowing an average of 77.59 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-6 (7-8 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Beach hit an average of 46.17% of their field goals (ranked #116) and 67.91% of their free throws (ranked #285) and makes an average of 28.57% of their three pointers ranked #340 in the NCAAB). They average 39.88 rebounds per game (ranked # 49) and average 14.71 offensive assists and 14.12 turnovers per game (ranked # 110 and 319 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Long Beach St. allows an average of 43.24% field goals (ranked #187) and 66.18% free throws (ranked #21 in the NCAAB) The Beach allow an average of 33.06% of the three pointers (ranked #193) and averages 36.71 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.71) Finally, the Beach average 16.00 defensive assists and 15.24 turnovers per game (ranked # 345 and 40 respectively).

UC Santa Barbara Key Betting Stats

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos has a power ranking of 235 and are #105 for offense (scoring an average of 77.67 per game), #226 for defense (giving up an average of 73.07 points per game) and 9-6 (4-8-1 ATS) overall. Long Beach St. went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UC Santa Barbara.

For offense, the Gauchos hit an average of 50.96% of their field goals (ranked #4) and 69.39% of their free throws (ranked #245) and makes an average of 36.89% of their three pointers (ranked #53 in the NCAAB). They average 38.07 rebounds per game (ranked # 102) and average 14.33 offensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 123) and 316 respectively).

On defense, UC Santa Barbara allows an average of 44.06% field goals (ranked #234) and 67.21% free throws (ranked #39 in the NCAAB) The Gauchos allow an average of 31.65% of the three pointers (ranked #118) and averages 30.80 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.80) Finally, the Gauchos average 11.80 defensive assists and 9.47 turnovers per game (ranked # 104 and 358 respectively).

Betting Summary

Long Beach St. has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to cover the 1 point spread and the total to go under 157 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw 49ers vs Gauchos archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past 49ers vs Gauchos matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Long Beach St. 49ers-102 → +110Moved
  • Moneyline · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos-118 → -130Moved
  • Spread · Long Beach St. 49ers+1 (-110) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos-1 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over158.5 (-110) → 157 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under158.5 (-110) → 157 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Long Beach St. 49ers
9-6 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
5-6 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-13T11:36:38.704Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Long Beach St. 49ers and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-23Long Beach St. 49ers 73 · UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 78
  • 2023-02-09UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 75 · Long Beach St. 49ers 72
Final result

Matchup pick recap

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos defeated Long Beach St. 49ers 85-76

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos defeated Long Beach St. 49ers 85-76 on January 13, 2024, a 9-point decision in the series. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 50-36. Against SportsJaw's recorded Long Beach St. 49ers +1.5 (-110) spread, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos covered, while the 161 combined points finished over the recorded total of 157.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • OddssharkTotal · Over 158.5 (-110)Win