CS Fullerton vs Long Beach State and Betting Preview
Sportsmemo content contributor Kyle Kargel offers his CS Fullerton vs Long Beach State predictions and betting preview for the Big West Tournament Championship Game on Saturday, March 12. At the time of posting, the Titans are a 1.5-point favorite against the Beach, with the total sitting at 136 points.
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Saturday, March 12 | Big West Conference Tournament Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | CS Fullerton Titans -1.5 vs Long Beach State Beach |
Total: | 136 Points |
Game Time: | 11:30pm ET / 8:30pm PT |
Arena: | Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, NV |
TV: | ESPN2 |
CS Fullerton vs Long Beach State Analysis
The Big West Conference Tournament final is here and we have the top two seeds going at it in CS Fullerton and Long Beach State.
The Titans were able to knock off UC Davis and Hawaii en route to this game, winning each by double digits. Long Beach State had a slightly more eventful route to this game defeating CS Bakersfield and UC Santa Barbara.
The game against the Gauchos was won on a game winning three point shot by Jadon Jones as time expired. The Beach were down pretty much all game until that last bucket by Jones.
With the two seed Titans favored by a point and a half let’s see who will punch their ticket to the Big Dance.
Titans Need to Tighten Up Fast Break Defense
In the Titans lone meeting with Long Beach State they dropped the game on the road 71-61. Oddly enough this was a game in which the Beach made a comeback as well but it was earlier on in the game and they were able to pull away in the end.
The Titans leading scorers for the game both came off the bench and star player E.J. Anosike was held to eight points on 3-7 shooting.
Overall, the Titans get a ton of production inside and at the free throw line as they’re 69th in percentage of points inside the arch and 15th in percentage of points from the free throw line.
They generate only 23.2% of total points from three point range which is 350th nationally. They’re solid on defense but do allow opponents to shoot it at almost 37% from three which is 322nd nationally.
Luckily for them though Long Beach State gains only 26.1% of their total points from three which is 300th nationally.
The Beach Bank on Free Throw Shooting
So with Long Beach State averaging 74 points per game, where does that offense come from? Junior guard Joel Murray averages over 16 points per game on 44% shooting from the floor and 85.5% from the free throw line.
In fact, the Beach’s top three scorers average over 85% shooting from the free throw line combined, but with the Titans ranking in the top 30 nationally in free throws it could be a stalemate at the line down the stretch.
What separates the Beach from the Titans is their ability to play up-tempo basketball in which they rank 20th overall in adjusted tempo.
With their ability to play up and down it could tire out CS Fullerton who only rank 259th in bench minutes per game.
CS Fullerton vs Long Beach State Prediction
With the over/under sitting at 136 I expect the over to hit here as the total hit over this number the first time these two teams played.
While defenses do buckle down more so in conference tournaments in general I think the Beach have to play their up-tempo style of basketball if they want a shot at winning this which I think they do.
Take the over and sprinkle some on the Long Beach State plus moneyline.
Prediction: Over 136 / Long Beach State Money Line
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