Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28
28 February 2026

The Long Beach State Beach (8-21, 4-13 Big West) are favored, by 3.5 points, over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (8-21, 2-15 Big West) on February 28, 2026 at Icardo Center. The Beach are 0-10 in their past 10 games, while the Roadrunners have lost 12 straight, and have gone 0-10 in their past 10. The matchup has an over/under of 153.5.
Long Beach State heads into this matchup on the heels of a 102-92 loss to Cal Poly on Thursday. In Long Beach State's loss, Gavin Sykes led the way with a team-high 28 points (adding three rebounds and two assists). CSU Bakersfield is coming off of an 84-72 loss to UCSD in its last outing on Thursday. Ron Jessamy scored a team-high 40 points for CSU Bakersfield in the loss.
Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California
- Spread favorite: Long Beach State -3.5
- Moneyline favorite: Long Beach State -175
- Moneyline underdog: CSU Bakersfield +142
- Over/Under: 153.5 points
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- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield
- Long Beach State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (153.5 points) 13 times this season.
- This season, 12 games CSU Bakersfield has played finished with a combined score higher than 153.5 points.
- The Beach average 74.3 points per game against the Roadrunners' 72.1, totaling 7.1 points under the game's total of 153.5.
- This matchup's over/under is 5.0 less than the 158.5 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
- Long Beach State has seen a 151.9 average over/under in its games this season, 1.6 less than the over/under in this contest.
- CSU Bakersfield's games have an average over/under of 153.1 points this season, 0.4 points lower than the over/under for this contest.
Betting the Spread: Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield
- Long Beach State has played 27 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
- The Beach have been favored by 3.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
- CSU Bakersfield has played 27 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
- This season, the Roadrunners have an ATS record of 9-13 in their 22 games as an underdog of 3.5 points or more.
- At home this year, CSU Bakersfield is 4-9 against the spread and 4-9 overall.
- CSU Bakersfield has one win ATS (1-2) as a 3.5-point underdog or more at home.
- Long Beach State is 6-8 against the spread, and 1-13 overall, away from home.
Betting the Moneyline: Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield
- Long Beach State has entered the game as moneyline favorites six times this season and won four of those games.
- The Beach have been at least a -175 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
- The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 63.6% chance of a victory for Long Beach State.
- CSU Bakersfield has been victorious in three, or 13%, of the 23 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
- The Roadrunners have a mark of 3-19 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +142 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies CSU Bakersfield has a 41.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Dunkel Index Prediction for Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield
- Pick ATS: CSU Bakersfield (+ 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (153.5)
- Prediction: CSU Bakersfield 80 - Long Beach State 79
