Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 15

The Long Beach State Beach (6-11, 2-3 Big West) host the UC Riverside Highlanders (6-11, 1-4 Big West) at Walter Pyramid, starting at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Beach are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 144.5 points.

Long Beach State enters this game following an 81-75 victory against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday. Petar Majstorovic scored a team-best 23 points for Long Beach State in the win. UC Riverside heads into this matchup after a 69-66 loss to UCSD on Saturday. Andrew Henderson put up 27 points, two rebounds and two assists for UC Riverside.

Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California
• Spread favorite: Long Beach State -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Long Beach State -248
• Moneyline underdog: UC Riverside +201
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside

• Long Beach State and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's total (144.5 points) 10 times this season.
• There have been nine UC Riverside games that ended with a combined score higher than 144.5 points this season.
• The total for the contest of 144.5 is 1.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Beach (74.6 points per game) and the Highlanders (71.5 points per game).
• This matchup's point total is 10.2 less than the 154.7 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• Long Beach State has seen a 151.6 average over/under in its games this season, 7.1 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 4.6 points separates the average over/under in UC Riverside's games (149.1 points) and this contest's over/under (144.5).

Betting the Spread: Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside

• Long Beach State is 8-7-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Beach are winless against the spread when entering a game as a favorite of 5.5 points or more.
• UC Riverside has played 15 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• So far this year, the Highlanders have been installed as underdogs by a 5.5-point margin or more 10 times and are 6-4 ATS in those matchups.
• At home this year, Long Beach State is 4-3 overall and 4-3 against the spread.
• Long Beach State is winless ATS (0-1) as a 5.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• UC Riverside is 3-8 overall, and 7-4 against the spread, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside

• Long Beach State has been the moneyline favorite in three games this season and picked up the win in all of them.
• The Beach have played as a favorite of -248 or more once this season and won that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 71.3% chance of a victory for Long Beach State.
• UC Riverside has won in three, or 25%, of the 12 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Highlanders have come away with a win one times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +201 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UC Riverside has a 33.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.