Who's Playing

Cal Poly @ Long Beach State

Current Records: Cal Poly 5-14; Long Beach State 11-9

What to Know

The Long Beach State Beach are 9-3 against the Cal Poly Mustangs since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success Saturday. The Beach and Cal Poly will face off in a Big West battle at 7 p.m. ET at The Walter Pyramid. Long Beach State won both of their matches against Cal Poly last season (64-60 and 74-69) and is aiming for the same result this time around.

Long Beach State netted a 74-65 victory over the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Cal Poly ended up a good deal behind the Cal State Fullerton Titans when they played on Thursday, losing 61-50.

Long Beach State is the favorite in this one, with an expected 10.5-point margin of victory. They are currently seven-for-seven against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

The Beach's win brought them up to 11-9 while the Mustangs' loss pulled them down to 5-14. A pair of numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: Long Beach State is stumbling into the contest with the 43rd most points allowed per game in college basketball, having given up 74.2 on average. Cal Poly has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 350th worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 60.2 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: The Walter Pyramid -- Long Beach, California
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $10.00

Odds

The Beach are a big 10.5-point favorite against the Mustangs, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 10.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

Long Beach State have won nine out of their last 12 games against Cal Poly.

  • Feb 20, 2021 - Long Beach State 74 vs. Cal Poly 69
  • Feb 19, 2021 - Long Beach State 64 vs. Cal Poly 60
  • Mar 05, 2020 - Long Beach State 80 vs. Cal Poly 73
  • Feb 05, 2020 - Cal Poly 92 vs. Long Beach State 75
  • Mar 02, 2019 - Long Beach State 94 vs. Cal Poly 85
  • Feb 09, 2019 - Long Beach State 76 vs. Cal Poly 68
  • Feb 10, 2018 - Long Beach State 73 vs. Cal Poly 54
  • Jan 25, 2018 - Long Beach State 87 vs. Cal Poly 71
  • Feb 23, 2017 - Cal Poly 78 vs. Long Beach State 71
  • Jan 21, 2017 - Long Beach State 98 vs. Cal Poly 92
  • Feb 11, 2016 - Long Beach State 73 vs. Cal Poly 70
  • Jan 16, 2016 - Cal Poly 96 vs. Long Beach State 92