The Long Beach State 49ers will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the UC Davis Aggies at Honda Center on Thursday in NCAAB play.

This game is part of the Big West Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. This game is being played at a neutral-site court (Honda Center).

This season, the 49ers are 22-8 overall and 16-12 ATS ATS, while the Aggies are 5-25 and 12-15-1 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Long Beach State boasts a 13-14-1 on the OU, and UC Davis is 11-16-1.



View UC Davis vs Long Beach State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Long Beach State opened as 19.5-point favorites in this College Basketball tilt.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 29 (49ers) and the No. 339 (Aggies) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 78-57 result in favor of the 49ers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Long Beach State has the nation's No. 46-rated offensive output, at 73.9 PPG. The visiting Aggies defense ranks No. 312 allowing on average 74.2 PPG. The 49ers FG% has averaged 47.2% so far, more than the Aggies marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.2% per game.

Defensively, UC Davis features the nation's No. 279-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.2 points per game. Long Beach State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 126 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, UC Davis was a 90-43 loser on the road against Santa Barbara. They failed to cover the 18.5-point spread as underdogs. UC Davis was crushed on Saturday, getting blown out by Santa Barbara and falling by a 90-43 score at Thunderdome.

Long Beach State was a 77-74 loser in their most recent outing on the road against CS Fullerton. They failed to cover the 5-point spread as favorites. Mike Caffey scored 20 points in a futile effort to lead the 49ers to a win (they lost 77-74 to CS Fullerton at Titan Gym on Saturday).


UC Davis Aggies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 1-5
After playing Santa Barbara are 1-9
After a loss are 3-7

Long Beach State 49ers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
After playing CS Fullerton are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Aggies at 49ers trends to consider:
Long Beach State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing UC Davis
Long Beach State is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Long Beach State's last 5 games