Long Beach St/Utah St. ?????

[Hammew]

I am having trouble with this game. At first glance I like Utah St. But After looking further into it I am leaning more LBS. The stats show that Utah St. and LBS are very close defensively, but there is a huge discrepency in ppg. LBS averages 91ppg at home, whereas Utah St. only scores 65 ppg on the road. LBS has played way tougher competition this year. Their 4 losses this year are to Texas, West Virginia, Clemson, and Notre Dame. But Utah St. in it's 3 losses have lost by a total of 9 points. It seems they can keep it close. Any thoughts or info on the game would be appreciated. Thanks GL

[Wilforth]

On paper, Utah St. looks like the better team, but when it comes to CBB, home advantage means a lot. The home/road split of the stats of both teams suggests LBS will win it SU.

[Money_ballz]

I played Utah -3.5 this morning. GL

[fjordo]

I wouldn't be surprised if Long Beach wins it outright. Take Long Beach with the points. I bought some to be safe, LBS +7 at -184.

[The Wiz]

Utah St vs. Long Beach St

The Aggies have relied on their tenacious zone defense this season to make up for their lack of size and athleticism. That did the trick against Cal State Bakerfield, but this is a tough stylistic matchup for Utah State since Long Beach not only has a solid inside game but the bombers from beyond the arc necessary to defeat a good zone defense. The contrast in styles is evident in the two teams’ performance against the O/U: Utah State has gone ‘under’ in all four of their lined games, while Long Beach State has gone ‘over’ in four lined contests. Utah State has held their opponents to a remarkable 38.4% shooting from the field. On the other end of the court, Long Beach is shooting 47.2% from the field overall and over 52% at home. Most impressively, they’re averaging 39.6% from three point range overall and an impressive 46.8% from behind the arc at home.

So we’ve got a quality team with something of a chip on their shoulder getting points at home. More sigificantly, they’ve got the perfect team skill set to break up the Aggie zone and win this game outright.

Long Beach St+4

[Richkas]

I agree

[TomDwan]

Utah St. -4 for me.....Many reasons, but not in the typing mood...

[TomDwan]

Also have:

CS Northridge -3
Montana St. -4

[vinwon8]

This is actualy Long Beach's First home game. Be carefull with those stats!! GL

[TomDwan]

utah st. covers

[Nickelicious]

This is 49er territory. That little pyramid they have down there is rockin'. Based on their schedule (they have Duke and Kentucky both still to come), it looks like LBSU is positioning themselves for a tourney bid in March. With a veteran starting line-up, they were the pre-season pick to win the Big West this year. Utah State is decent, but The Beach wins this one straight up.

[ClydeFontaine]

Like the Beach in the Pyramid in this spot.

[Hammew]

This is actualy Long Beach's First home game. Be carefull with those stats!! GL

I thought this was their 3rd home game, I am just asking to make sure I am not reading the info wrong. Thanks GL

[Nickelicious]

I thought this was their 3rd home game, I am just asking to make sure I am not reading the info wrong. Thanks GL

This is their third home game. They won the first two against crappy opponents by an average of 28 points.

[The Wiz]

Also have:

CS Northridge -3
Montana St. -4

GL on the last 2

[Hammew]

This is their third home game. They won the first two against crappy opponents by an average of 28 points.

[Wilforth]

On paper, Utah St. looks like the better team, but when it comes to CBB, home advantage means a lot. The home/road split of the stats of both teams suggests LBS will win it SU.

I was right afterall.

[Shortstop]

Solid win for Long Beach State.