UCSB vs. Long Beach State Predictions - February 22

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The Long Beach State Beach (7-20, 3-12 Big West) will attempt to end a six-game home losing streak when they take on the UCSB Gauchos (17-10, 9-7 Big West) on February 22, 2025 at Walter Pyramid.

Saturday's matchup between the Gauchos and the Beach features the Gauchos as solid 7.5-point favorites. The over/under is 137.5 points for the game.

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UCSB vs. Long Beach State Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, February 22, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Long Beach, California
  • Arena: Walter Pyramid
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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UCSB vs. Long Beach State Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: UCSB (-7.5)
  • Moneyline: UCSB (-355), Long Beach State (+270)
  • Total: 137.5 points

Pick ATS:UCSB (-7.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (137.5)
  • Prediction: UCSB 75, Long Beach State 66

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UCSB vs. Long Beach State Comparison

UCSB Rank UCSB Stat Long Beach State Stat Long Beach State Rank
178th 74.4 Points Scored 67.3 332nd
48th 66.7 Points Allowed 74.3 256th
90th 15.0 Assists 11.5 323rd
224th 11.6 Turnovers 13.0 321st
44th 47.8% Field Goal % 44.1% 223rd
78th 41.9% Field Goal % Allowed 45.8% 294th

UCSB Key Players

  • The leader in points and assists for the Gauchos is Stephan D. Swenson, who scores 12.9 points and dishes out 4.3 assists per game.
  • Kenny Pohto leads UCSB in rebounding, grabbing 6.5 boards per game while also scoring 12.5 points a contest.
  • Swenson makes more threes per game than any other member of the Gauchos, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest.
  • The UCSB steals leader is Swenson, who averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Ariel Bland, who compiles 0.8 rejections per contest.

Long Beach State Key Players

  • Devin Askew collects 18.3 points and tacks on 4.7 assists per game, and is at the top of the Beach's leaderboards for those statistics.
  • Derrick Michael Xzavierro is at the top of the Long Beach State rebounding leaderboard with 6.3 rebounds per game. Xzavierro also racks up 4.4 points and tacks on 0.5 assists per game.
  • Askew averages 1.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Beach.
  • Long Beach State's leader in steals is Askew with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Xzavierro with 1.1 per game.

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