The Long Beach State Beach (1-0) and No. 7 UCLA Bruins (1-0) clash in a southern California showdown Friday. The opening tip at Pauley Pavilion will be at 11 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Long Beach State vs. UCLA odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Long Beach State opened its season Monday with a 79-64 victory over Cal Baptist. The Beach shot 50.8% from the floor and had 9 players score 5-plus points. LBSU will be looking to avoid what happened last season, when it won its opener and then dropped 4 in a row. That losing streak began with a 100-79 setback against the UCLA Bruins (Nov. 15).
The Bruins lifted the lid on their 2022-23 campaign with a 76-50 win over Sacramento State Monday (covering a 25.5-point spread). Junior G Jaylen Clark led a contingent of 5 UCLA players to score in double figures. Clark, who averaged 6.7 points per game last season, erupted for 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
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Long Beach State at UCLA odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:55 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Long Beach State +18.5 (-112) | UCLA -18.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 144.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Long Beach State at UCLA picks and predictions
Prediction
UCLA 84, Long Beach State 65
Moneyline
Not available, and probably not worth much anyway.
Against the spread
Early season without much data to go on, peg this spread as being well-made. UCLA won by 21 last season; a figure between 16-21 points seems likely Friday.
PASS.
Over/Under
UCLA’s first 4 games last year hit the Over, and that included their Nov. 15 game against this Long Beach State group.
LBSU figures to have the abilities to get to the free-throw line, cause a bit of turnover havoc and perhaps work its way to some 2nd-chance success.
BACK THE OVER 144.5 (-112).
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