Long Beach State vs UC Santa Barbara Picks and Prediction – 2/2/2025

The Beach is taking to the road to face the Gauchos on Saturday at 10 PM EST. The game is taking place at The Thunderdome and is being broadcast on ESPN+. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games the Beach have posted a 0-5 record. The Long Beach State team in their last game ended up losing the game to UC Irvine in overtime by a score of 80-75. The Beach have now posted a record of 7-15 on the year overall.

The Beach have managed to put in 67.8 points per game on 44.6% of the shots from the field. The Beach has pulled down 32.2 boards and 11.6 assists per game. The defense for Long Beach State has allowed 73.5 points per game, but has ended up getting 3.1 blocks and 6.1 steals per game.

In their last 5 games the Gauchos have posted a 2-3 record. The UC Santa Barbara team in their last game ended up losing the game to Cal State Northridge by a score of 78-71. The Gauchos have now posted a record of 13-8 on the year overall.

The Gauchos have managed to put in 73.9 points per game on 47% of the shots from the field. The Gauchos has pulled down 35.4 boards and 14.7 assists per game. The defense for UC Santa Barbara has allowed 66.7 points per game, but has ended up getting 2.8 blocks and 5.5 steals per game.

The Beach and the Gauchos are coming in with the Beach offense putting in the same number of points that the Gauchos allow. However, the Gauchos offense is coming in playing really well on the season so far, but the Beach are having some offensive issues and that makes it easier for the Gauchos to get the win. Final Score Prediction, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos win 70-60.