Long Beach State Beach at Cal Poly Mustangs ATS Prediction 02/05/20

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The Long Beach State Beach (7-16, 2-5 BigWst) will be at Robert A. Mott Gym to challenge the Cal Poly Mustangs (5-16, 2-5 BigWst) in a BigWst matchup. The game gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.

Long Beach State Beach at Cal Poly Mustangs Betting Odds

Both teams fell in their last contest. The Mustangs were beaten by the UC Davis Aggies, 66-51, while the Beach got blown out by the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 87-62.

Long Beach State did a fantastic job of converting from the charity stripe (16-22; 72.7 percent) while Cal Poly held UC Davis to an offensive rebounding percentage of 18.8 (below the 29.0 mark opponents have averaged against Cal Poly this season). Tuukka Jaakkola put together a good performance for Cal Poly with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Long Beach State received a boost from Chance Hunter, who contributed 19 points and eight rebounds.

The Beach dominated this series last year, winning both contests. In the last contest, Long Beach State won 94-85. Long Beach State made good use of their 41 trips to the free throw line, converting on 34 of them (82.9 percent). Cal Poly, on the other hand, was 21-26 (80.8 percent). This is the first time these teams will go head-to-head this year.

This contest should be a showdown of conflicting paces. Long Beach State has preferred to play up-tempo (54th in possessions per game), while Cal Poly has been more methodical (187th in possessions per game).

Long Beach State Beach at Cal Poly Mustangs Odds Pick

Pick: SU Winner – Cal Poly, ATS Winner – Cal Poly, O/U – Over

Betting Notes:

  • Cal Poly ranks 97th in three pointers allowed per game (20.5) while Long Beach State ranks 266th (25.3).
  • The Beach rank 226th in rebounds per game (33.7) while the Mustangs rank 273rd (31.7).
  • Long Beach State ranks 66th in blocks per game (3.9) while Cal Poly ranks 80th in blocks allowed per game (3.0).
  • The Mustangs rank 135th in steals per game (6.3) while the Beach rank 215th in steals allowed per game (8.7).
  • Cal Poly ranks 192nd in assists allowed per game (14.0) while Long Beach State ranks 250th (16.4).

Bettings Trends:

  • During their last five games, the Mustangs have scored an average of 68.8 points per game (4.3 above their season average) and allowed an average of 80.4 points per game (6.9 above their season average).
  • The Beach’s average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 6.6, down from 9.3 for the season.