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
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
