Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 29

In a game featuring one of the struggling squads in college basketball, the UC Riverside Highlanders (7-14, 2-7 Big West) face the Long Beach State Beach (8-13, 4-5 Big West) at SRC Arena on January 29, 2026. The Highlanders have lost two in a row and are 1-9 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 1.5 points. The matchup's point total is 146.5.

Long Beach State dropped its most recent outing 74-71 against UCSB on Saturday. Petar Majstorovic's team-high 21 points paced Long Beach State in the loss. UC Riverside enters this game on the heels of a 74-66 loss to UC Davis on Saturday. Marqui Worthy's team-leading 18 points paced UC Riverside in the loss.

Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: SRC Arena in Riverside, California
• Spread favorite: Long Beach State -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Long Beach State -115
• Moneyline underdog: UC Riverside -105
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

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

• Long Beach State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (146.5 points) 12 times this season.
• In UC Riverside's 19 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Thursday's point total of 146.5.
• The Beach average 75.0 points per game against the Highlanders' 71.5, totaling 146.5 combined points and identical to the game's over/under.
• This matchup's point total is 7.9 fewer points than the 154.4 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, Long Beach State has had a 151.6-point over/under in its games this season, 5.1 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 2.8 points separates the average over/under in UC Riverside's games (149.3 points) and this game's over/under (146.5).

Betting the Spread: Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside

• Long Beach State has 11 wins against the spread in 19 games this season.
• This season, the Beach have two ATS wins in four games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• UC Riverside is 11-8-0 against the spread this season.
• This year, the Highlanders have an ATS record of 10-7 in their 17 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this year, UC Riverside is 2-4 overall and 3-3 against the spread.
• UC Riverside has one win ATS (1-1) as a 1.5-point underdog or more at home.
• Long Beach State is 5-5 against the spread, and 1-9 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside

• This season, Long Beach State has been listed as the moneyline favorite in four games and won them all.
• The Beach are undefeated in four games this season when favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for Long Beach State.
• UC Riverside has come away with four wins in the 16 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Highlanders have a win-loss record of 4-12 with odds of -105 or worse this year.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UC Riverside has a 51.2% chance of pulling out a win.