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Long Beach State vs Arizona Prediction, Picks, Odds | NCAA Tournament First Round Bets

Kevin Rogers
Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert
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The First Round of NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament kicks off on Thursday, March 21 -- and the fourth matchup on the slate set to tip off is Long Beach State vs Arizona, which is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET on TBS.

The Wildcats are enormous 20.5-point favorites on the spread in Thursday's contest; with the game total stationed around over/under 163 at most sportsbooks.

Here's everything you need to know about Long Beach State vs Arizona — our expert prediction and betting picks for this First Round NCAA Tournament matchup.

Long Beach State vs Arizona Odds

LBST @ ARZ Odds

  • Full Game
  • 1H
  • Spread
  • Total
  • Moneyline
Final
Long Beach State Beach 755 Long Beach State
+18.5 -110 +12 -110 N/A +11.5 -110 N/A +12 -110 +11.5 -110 +11.5 -112 +19.5 -105  
Arizona Wildcats 756 Arizona
-18.5 -110 -12 -110 N/A -11.5 -120 N/A -12 -120 -11.5 -120 -11.5 -114 -19.5 -115  
Final
Long Beach State Beach 755 Long Beach State
o161.5 -105 o78.5 -110 o78.5 -112 N/A o77.5 -125 o78 -110 o78.5 -105 o78 -108 o163.5 -105  
Arizona Wildcats 756 Arizona
u161.5 -115 u78.5 -110 u78.5 -112 N/A u77.5 -105 u78 -120 u78.5 -125 u78 -117 u163.5 -115  
Final
Long Beach State Beach 755 Long Beach State
+1400 N/A N/A +775 N/A +800 N/A +850 +1400  
Arizona Wildcats 756 Arizona
-4000 N/A N/A -2000 N/A -1600 N/A -1667 -4000  
Final
Long Beach State Beach 755 Long Beach State
+18.5 -110 +10 -110 +9.5 -120 N/A N/A N/A N/A +9.5 -115 +19.5 -105  
Arizona Wildcats 756 Arizona
-18.5 -110 -10 -110 -9.5 -104 N/A N/A N/A N/A -9.5 -110 -19.5 -115  
Final
Long Beach State Beach 755 Long Beach State
o161.5 -105 o86.5 -120 o84.5 -112 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A o163.5 -105  
Arizona Wildcats 756 Arizona
u161.5 -115 u86.5 even u84.5 -112 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A u163.5 -115  
Final
Long Beach State Beach 755 Long Beach State
+1400 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A +1400  
Arizona Wildcats 756 Arizona
-4000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A -4000  

Long Beach State vs Arizona Prediction

Arizona has been waiting for a year to get back to the NCAA Tournament to prove its loss to 15th-seeded Princeton in 2023 was a fluke.

The Wildcats blew a 12-point second half lead in a shocking 59-55 loss as Arizona will look to start fresh against Long Beach State.

Beach captured the Big West title with three consecutive wins in spite of head coach Dan Monson getting fired prior to the conference tournament.

Monson is still coaching as Long Beach State beat the top two seeds in the Big West championship for a shot at Arizona.

The Wildcats have proven they can blow any team out and also get tripped up by anybody. Arizona lost six conference games as a favorite of seven or more, including baffling defeats at Stanford and Oregon State.

But when the Wildcats are on, they won eight Pac-12 games by 20 points or more.

Arizona isn't playing too far from home in Salt Lake City and should fare well from 3-point range, as Long Beach State ranked 262nd in the nation in defensive 3-point percentage.

Pick: Arizona -19.5 (-115)

Long Beach State vs Arizona Game Time & TV Channel

Date: Thursday, March 21
Matchup: Big West vs Pac-12
Venue: Delta Center
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Time-TV: TBS, 2:00 p.m. ET

Long Beach State vs Arizona Betting Stats

2) Arizona Wildcats
(Pac-12, At-Large)

  • Futures: +1600
  • Region: +275
  • SU: 25-8
  • ATS: 21-11-1
  • O/U: 16-17
  • PPG: 89.5
  • OPPG: 73.2

15) Long Beach State 49ers
(Big West, Automatic)

  • Futures: +60000
  • Region: +30000
  • SU: 21-14
  • ATS: 16-17
  • O/U: 18-14-1
  • PPG: 77.7
  • OPPG: 76.1

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers
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