Long Beach State vs Gonzaga Game Information

Long Beach State vs Gonzaga Preview

Long Beach State (1-3, 0-2 on Road) heads to Starbuckstown on Wednesday to face No. 3 Gonzaga (4-0, 3-0 at Home) in a game that will be like little lambs being led to the slaughter. Last season, the Bulldogs went 27-8 and beat McNeese State (First Round) and Kansas (Second Round) and made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before getting bounced by No. 1 regional seed Purdue, 80-68. This storied basketball program and respected Head Coach Mark Few are still seeking their first National Championship. So could this finally be the year? We ask this same trite question every year. We will just have to wait and see, espresso breath.

Long Beach State to meet the Wizard in Emerald City?

Big West Conference members Long Beach State (1-2-0 ATS, 1-2-0 O/U) won its opener against little Laverne, but the lost 3 in a row to San Diego State (80-79), San Francisco (84-54), and Portland (63-61), so it’s lose by 1 or 2 or lose by 30 with this schizophrenic team. The Guard-heavy Beach are led by G Devin Askew (17.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 5.5 apg), G TJ Wainwright (16.5 ppg), G Cam Denson (9.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg), and G Kam Martin (7.8 ppg), but if they lost to San Francisco by 30, how much will the Bulldogs beat them by?

Long Beach State Betting Trends

• Long Beach State is 8-25 ATS in First Half in its last 33 (-19.50 units, -52% ROI)
• The Beach are 11-22 SU on First Half Moneyline their last 33 (-20 Units, -35% ROI)
• Long Beach State went 17-17 ATS last season
• The Over is 4-1 in the Beach’s last 5 games
• LBS went 21-15 SU last year and lost to Arizona in Round 1 of NCAA Tournament

No. 3 Gonzaga Off to a Tremendous Start This Year

Gonzaga (3-1 ATS, 3-1-0 O/U) is looking like both a good team to back ATS as well as a good Under team, and has a very deep roster with 8 players averaging 6.0 ppg or better. The top scorer is G Khalif Battle (17.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg), but guys like F Braden Huff (16.0 ppg), G Nolan Hickman (13.3 ppg), F Graham Ike (11.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg), and G Ryan Nembhard (10.7 ppg, 10.0 apg) are just as valuable to the Zags. If this team has a heartbeat, it’s Nembhard. Providing welcoming depth for HC Few are G Dusty Stromer (9.3 ppg), G Michael Ajayi (8.0, 8.0 rpg), and F Ben Gregg (6.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg). When guys coming off the pines are doing that much statistically, you truly have a great team.

Gonzaga Betting Trends

• Gonzaga is 3-1 ATS in its last 4 games
• The Over is 3-1 in the Bulldogs last 3 games
• The Zags are #4 in NCAAB in Scoring Offense (100.7 ppg)
• Gonzaga is #7 in D-I in Fastbreak Points (24.67 ppg)
• The Zags are #14 in D-I in Rebound Margin (+14 rpg)

Long Beach State vs Gonzaga Prediction and Pick

This talented Gonzaga team put up 113 vs UMass and 101 vs Baylor, and in their last game on Monday night, beat San Diego State by 13, covering the 10.5-Point spread in a game the Aztecs tried to slow down in San Diego. Long Beach State won’t be so lucky up in Seattle. This Long Beach State vs Gonzaga prediction and free NCAAB pick pick is for a 39-point blowout at the friendly confines of the McCarthey Athletic Center where the student body will be raucous and the Zags will easily cruise to a 5-0 start and maybe eclipse the century mark. Slowing a team like this down on the Road is much easier than trying to do so at their Homecourt. My NCAA Hoops Crystal Basketball says 99-60.

Kevin’s Pick: Gonzaga -32.5