UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State Prediction: UC Riverside Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/2/2025]

Long Beach State and UC Riverside are scheduled to meet in college basketball action at Walter Pyramid on Thursday, starting at 10:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects UC Riverside as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's UC Riverside-Long Beach State game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast UC Riverside with a win probability of 67% and Long Beach State with 33%."

For further insights into Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State predictions page.

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UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball game between Long Beach State and UC Riverside at Walter Pyramid is scheduled to begin at 10:00PM ET.

• Who: UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State
• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 10:00PM ET/7:00PM PT
• Venue: Walter Pyramid
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Thursday's UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between UC Riverside and Long Beach State 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives UC Riverside a 67% chance of beating Long Beach State. Our predicted final score has UC Riverside winning 71-66.

According to our model, Long Beach State (+3.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 138 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 2:30AM, Jan 3

Spread

Over / Under

Moneyline

UC Riverside

Long Beach State +3.5

49%

51%

-106

-108

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Long Beach State

UC Riverside UCRV

-106

Long Beach State +3.5

49%

51%

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Long Beach State LBSU

-108

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UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's UC Riverside vs. Long Beach State matchup is on the moneyline.

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Conclusion

We predict UC Riverside, with a 67% win probability, will likely beat Long Beach State on Thursday.

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