Long Beach State vs San Francisco Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/13/24

The Long Beach State Beach and the San Francisco Dons meet Wednesday in college basketball action from War Memorial Gym. Here’s a Long Beach State vs San Francisco prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Long Beach State vs San Francisco pick. We will examine:

The Long Beach State Beach’s recent form and player performance

The San Francisco Dons’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Long Beach State Beach

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Dons

Recent betting trends in games played between Long Beach State and San Francisco

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Long Beach State vs San Francisco game

Long Beach State Beach Betting Preview

The Beach had a pretty soft matchup versus La Verne in their first outing this year. LBSU scored 46 first-half points in that one, cruising to a 93-48 victory with 47 more points from there. Devin Askew led the team on 20 points with five boards and five assists.

Long Beach State wasn’t so fortunate in game two versus South Dakota State. After a 37-30 first-half deficit, the Beach fought back but fell short in an 80-70 defeat. Askew led the team with 27 points and eight assists this time. TJ Wainwright added 23 points.

San Francisco Dons Betting Preview

Over on the San Francisco side, they matched up against Cal Poly in their opener. The Dons held a four-point edge at halftime and added 47 second-half points in an 86-78 win. Tyrone Riley was tops with 26 points, while Malik Thomas put up 23 points.

In game two versus Boise State, the Dons went into the locker room with a six-point lead. San Francisco put up another 48 points in the second and won 84-73 in the end. Thomas led the way this time with 22 points, and Marcus Williams put up 20 points with six assists. San Francisco will play against Chicago State, Memphis, Clemson, and Mercyhurst following this one.

Why the San Francisco Dons will win

• San Francisco has won each of its last 10 night games against non-conference opponents at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
• Long Beach State has lost each of its last seven road games against the West Coast Conference.
• Long Beach State has lost the first half in four of its last five road games against the West Coast Conference.

Why the Long Beach State Beach will win

• Long Beach State has won four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Long Beach State vs San Francisco Prediction

I’m going to stay with San Francisco, but the line is a bit too thick to play around with. The Dons didn’t have a ton of issues versus a decent Boise State team in their last outing, notching 52.7 percent shooting from the floor, 39.1 percent from outside (9-of-23), and 89.5 percent (17-of-19) from the line. San Francisco also carried a 37-30 rebounding edge with 14 team assists. That makes 170 combined points in two games for the Dons.

As for LBSU, they had a slow first half against South Dakota State and it cost them in the end. The Beach were great from the line though, hitting 24 of 27 foul shots (88.9 percent) which helped offset the 35-31 rebounding deficit. I expect this one to be close most of the way as well, but I like the Dons a little better cover-wise.