Fresno State vs Long Beach State Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/23/24

The Fresno State Bulldogs and the Long Beach State Beach meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Walter Pyramid. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Fresno State vs. Long Beach State prediction.

Fresno State Recap

The Fresno State Bulldogs come into this game looking to build on a 94-83 win over Prairie View A&M last time out. After this game, Fresno State will take on Washington State, San Diego State, and Santa Clara.

Bulldogs Looking For First Road Win

Amar Augillard leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 16.8 PPG along with 2 RPG while Zaon Collins has 12.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG and a team-high 3 APG and 3 SPG as well on the year. Jalen Weaver has 10.8 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Fresno State so far this season while Mykell Robinson has 9.8 PPG with 5.8 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Bulldogs in assists and Elijah Price has 9.8 PPG with 7.8 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass so far this season. As a team, Fresno State is averaging 75 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 26.7% from three, and 69% from the foul line this season.

Why the Fresno State Bulldogs will win

• Long Beach State has lost each of its last five games against non-conference opponents.
• Fresno State has won each of its last three games against Long Beach State.

Long Beach State Recap

The Long Beach State Beach come into this game looking to bounce back from an 84-41 loss to Gonzaga last time out. After this game, Long Beach State will head to a neutral floor to take on UNC-Greensboro.

Beach Drop 4th Straight

Devin Askew leads the Beach in scoring and assists with 16.2 PPG along with 4.6 APG and 4.4 RPG while TJ Wainwright has 12.8 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Long Beach State so far this season. Cam Denson has 8.4 PPG with 5.4 RPG while Derrick Michael Xzavierro has 6.8 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead the Beach on the glass so far this season. As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 65.6 PPG on 40.8% shooting from the field, 30.1% from three, and 68.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Long Beach State Beach will win

• Fresno State has lost each of its last four games following a home win.

Fresno State vs. Long Beach State Prediction

I’m on the under here. These are two teams I don’t trust offensively, as Fresno State got blasted by Bakersfield on the road, and this looks to be a down year by Long Beach State’s past standards. I think this could easily be the first to 60 wins so give me the under here.