Long Beach State Beach vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Long Beach State Beach vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Long Beach State Beach (3-8) are en route to Jenny Craig Pavilion on Tuesday where they will try to beat the San Diego Toreros (3-6).

The Long Beach State Beach stepped onto the hardwood against Hawaii and notched a win by a score of 76-68 in their last contest. Long Beach State finished the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 50) and buried 10 of 13 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Beach knocked down 16 of 17 shots for a rate of 94.1%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 11 assists in the game while creating 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When talking about defending, Long Beach State let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. Hawaii totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, Hawaii pulled down 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Hawaii finished the game shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 12 attempts. They buried 7 of 19 attempts from long range. Concerning fouls, the Beach ended up walking away with 16 while Hawaii accounted for 16 fouls.

Devin Askew is a player who was important for the matchup. He shot 52.9% from the field and also earned 7 assists. He played 39 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 28 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Long Beach State comes into this game with a mark of 3-8 for the season. They cough up possession 15.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Long Beach State is collecting 34.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 119 dimes for the campaign, which is 256th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Beach are shooting 34.1% on 3-point shots (75 of 220) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 64.0 pts per contest (348th in the nation) while hitting 41.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Beach are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 32.9% on shots from distance while they are 173rd in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (70.7). The Beach defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (274 of 620) and they surrender 35.4 boards per contest as a group. They rank 275th in the nation in giving up assists with 138 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the San Diego Toreros took a loss by a score of 74-57 against San Diego State. The Toreros snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. San Diego State was called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Toreros to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.9%. In reference to three-point shots, San Diego converted 6 of 32 attempts (18.8%). In all, the Toreros shot 17 for 55 from the field which had them sitting at 30.9%. The Toreros allowed San Diego State to convert 29 of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.9% in this matchup. They shot 29.4% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 17 and finished the game at 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). In relation to team rebounding, San Diego permitted San Diego State to pull down 38 in total (10 offensive).

Bendji Pierre was important for the Toreros for the contest. He earned 17 points in his 24 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the game. He made 6 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

San Diego has a record of 3-6 this year. As an offense, the Toreros are shooting 40.6% from the field, which ranks 332nd in college hoops. San Diego has scored 597 points this season (66.3 per game) and they collect 35.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.1 times per contest (302nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per contest. The Toreros are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.3% from the free throw line.

The San Diego defense allows 34.8% on 3-pointers (70 of 201) and their opponents are connecting on 67.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.9 dimes and 39.0 total boards per game, which ranks 183rd and 331st in Division 1. The Toreros on defense are ranked 218th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.4. They have forced 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (183rd in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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