The visiting 49ers hope to send their backers to the pay window on Wednesday as they look to cover the spread at Student Center against the UC Riverside Highlanders.

The 49ers will look to vanquish their hosts on Wednesday, as they are 13-7 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Highlanders are 11-7 ATS. Long Beach State is 5-13-1 against the total, while UC Riverside is 6-11-1 versus the number.



View Long Beach State vs UC Riverside Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Highlanders in this one, they're listed as 8.5-point underdogs on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 260 (Highlanders) and the No. 75 (49ers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 73-65 result in favor of the 49ers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up UC Riverside's No. 274 nationally ranked offense (65.2 points per game) against a 49ers defense that sits as the No. 247 at 70.3 PPG. The Highlanders have been averaging 41.9% from the field, less than the 49ers have managed so far this season (45.5% on average).

Defensively, Long Beach State features the nation's No. 256-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.1 points per game. UC Riverside, meanwhile, comes in at No. 182 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Long Beach State was a 71-53 Sportsbook at home against Santa Barbara. They covered the 5.5–point spread as favorites. The 49ers got a terrific 26-point effort from Casper Ware as Long Beach State defeated Santa Barbara 71-53 on Saturday at The Walter Pyramid.

UC Riverside won its last outing, an 85-81 result against UC Davis on February 26. They covered in that game as a 3-point favorite. Kevin Bradshaw scored 23 points leading the Highlanders to an 85-81 victory over UC Davis at Student Center on Saturday.


Long Beach State 49ers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
After playing Santa Barbara are 5-5
After a win are 9-1

UC Riverside Highlanders Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing UC Irvine are 2-8
After playing UC Davis are 3-7
After a win are 2-8

A few 49ers at Highlanders trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Long Beach State's last 5 games when playing on the road against UC Riverside
Long Beach State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Long Beach State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against UC Riverside
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of UC Riverside's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UC Riverside's last 5 games when playing at home against Long Beach State
UC Riverside is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Long Beach State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of UC Riverside's last 9 games when playing Long Beach State


Next up:
UC Riverside home to UC Irvine, Saturday, March 5