The Long Beach State Beach (7-22, 3-14 Big West) are heavy underdogs (+16.5) as they attempt to end a 12-game losing streak when they visit the UC Irvine Anteaters (24-5, 14-3 Big West) at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Bren Events Center. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 135.5 points.
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UC Irvine Cover -16.5 vs Long Beach State -111
UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State betting lines
- UC Irvine moneyline odds to win: -2273
- Long Beach State moneyline odds to win: +1080
- Spread: UC Irvine (-16.5)
- Total: 135.5
UC Irvine statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- UC Irvine sports a worse record against the spread in home games (6-4-0) than it does in away games (10-5-0).
- The Anteaters have hit the over on the total in a higher percentage of games at home (60%) than away games (33.3%).
- UC Irvine has fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 8-2, compared to going 10-2 away from home.
Recent trends
- The Anteaters’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 72.0 points a contest compared to the 74.8 they’ve averaged this season.
- UC Irvine’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (67.3) is 2.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (65.2).
- The Anteaters’ last 10 outings have seen them make 7.9 three-pointers per game while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are up compared to their 2024-25 averages of 6.9 makes and 34.8%.
UC Irvine betting records this season
- ATS Record: 18-10-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 10-5-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 16-9-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
- O-U-P: 11-17-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 5-10-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 21-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 10-2)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-1)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.6 (193rd in nation) | 38.7 (seventh) | 35.6 (28th) | 32.1 (242nd) | 15.9 (47th) | 12.3 (277th) |
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Long Beach State statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Against the spread, Long Beach State has had better results on the road (7-6-0) than at home (5-6-0).
- Beach games have finished above the over/under 54.5% of the time at home (six of 11), and 69.2% of the time on the road (nine of 13).
- The Beach, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-7) than away (4-9) this season.
Recent trends
- While the Beach are posting 67.6 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark over their previous 10 games, tallying 68.8 a contest.
- In its last 10 games, Long Beach State is giving up 77.8 points per contest, 3.6 more points than its season average (74.2).
- Over their last 10 games, the Beach are draining 7.1 treys per contest, 0.4 more than their season average (6.7). In addition, they have an identical three-point percentage over their last 10 games as their season average from beyond the arc (35.0%).
Long Beach State betting records this season
- ATS Record: 12-15-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 7-6-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-3-0; As Underdog: 12-12-0)
- O-U-P: 16-10-1 (Home: 6-4-1; Away: 9-4-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-3 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-19 (Home: 1-7; Away: 4-9)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.6 (244th in nation) | 45.4 (266th) | 28.0 (343rd) | 30.1 (117th) | 11.6 (313th) | 12.8 (315th) |
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