UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 19

The UC Irvine Anteaters (17-9, 10-4 Big West) visit the Long Beach State Beach (8-18, 4-10 Big West) at Walter Pyramid, beginning at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The Anteaters are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is 143.5.

Last time out, UC Irvine won on Saturday 86-65 against CSU Fullerton. Andre Henry's team-leading 19 points led UC Irvine in the win. Long Beach State fell in its most recent outing 71-54 against UC Davis on Saturday. Long Beach State got a team-leading 18 points from Gavin Sykes in the loss.

UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California
• Spread favorite: UC Irvine -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: UC Irvine -251
• Moneyline underdog: Long Beach State +200
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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

• UC Irvine and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under (143.5 points) 13 times this season.
• This season, 17 games Long Beach State has played finished with a combined score over 143.5 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 143.5 is 8.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Anteaters (77.7) and Beach (74.2).
• These two teams surrender a combined 145 points per game, 1.5 more than this contest's over/under.
• UC Irvine has seen a 145.7 average over/under in its games this season, 2.2 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 7.7 points lower than the average over/under in Long Beach State's games this season of 151.2.

Betting the Spread: UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State

• Against the spread, UC Irvine is 12-12-0 this year.
• The Anteaters are 5-6 ATS when favored by 5.5 points or more this season.
• In Long Beach State's 24 games this season, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• The Beach have an against the spread record of 9-4 in their 13 games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more this year.
• At home this season, Long Beach State is 5-6 overall and 7-4 against the spread.
• At home, as a 5.5-point underdog or more, Long Beach State has one win ATS (1-1).
• On the road, UC Irvine is 5-5 overall and 5-5 against the spread.
• Away from home, UC Irvine has one win ATS (1-2) as 5.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State

• UC Irvine has entered the game as moneyline favorites 19 times this season and won 13, or 68.4%, of those games.
• The Anteaters have a record of 9-1 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -251 on the moneyline.
• UC Irvine has a 71.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Long Beach State has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 18 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (11.1%) in those games.
• This season, the Beach have been victorious one time in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +200 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Long Beach State has a 33.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.