UC Irvine Anteaters (15-7) vs. Long Beach State Beach (13-10)
Another huge Saturday college basketball slate is upon us, so we are taking a closer look at the Big West Conference showdown from Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, where the UC Irvine Anteaters and Long Beach State Beach lock horns for the second time this season.
Back on January 7, the Anteaters routed the Beach 87-70 as 7-point home favorites, and the game went over a 152.5-point line. UC Irvine opens as a small 1-point road fave this time around, while the totals sit at 150.0 points.
The UC Irvine Anteaters (15-7; 12-8 ATS) improved to 8-2 in the conference play following Thursday’s 76-60 road victory over UC San Diego. They pulled away late in the second half to cover a 7-point spread. It was their second straight win and the third in four games along with a tough 62-61 defeat at Cal State Fullerton.
The Anteaters made 44.8% of their field goals (7-for-23 from deep) last Thursday. They posted ten offensive rebounds and an excellent 22/9 assist-to-turnover ratio while holding the Tritons to 35.5% shooting from the field. Junior guard Dawson Baker led the charge for UC Irvine with 18 points and five rebounds, and he’s now tallying 14.5 points and 3.4 boards per game in 2022-23.
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UC Irvine is No. 87 in the NCAA NET Rankings and No. 92 in the KenPom rankings. The Anteaters score 108.6 points per 100 possessions (109th in the nation) on 52.0% shooting from inside the arc (128th) and 38.4% from downtown (20th). They make 21.2 two-pointers per game, enough for the 29th-most in the country. The Anteaters allow 101.1 points per 100 possessions (96th) on 45.3% shooting from inside the arc (32nd) and 31.2% from beyond the 3-point line (66th).
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