Long Beach State vs Arizona Prediction, Picks, Odds | NCAA Tournament First Round Bets
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
Time | Open | Bet365 | BetMGM | DraftKings | ESPNBet | FanDuel | RiversCasino | HardRock | Consensus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | +18.5 -110 | +20 -110 | +20.5 -115 | +20.5 -112 | N/A | +19.5 -105 | +20 -109 | +20.5 -120 | +19.5 -105 | |
756 Arizona | -18.5 -110 | -20 -110 | -20.5 -105 | -20.5 -108 | N/A | -19.5 -115 | -20 -110 | -20.5 -110 | -19.5 -115 | |
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | o161.5 -105 | o163.5 -110 | o162.5 -115 | o163 -110 | o163.5 -105 | o163.5 -105 | o163.5 -108 | o163.5 -110 | o163.5 -105 | |
756 Arizona | u161.5 -115 | u163.5 -110 | u162.5 -105 | u163 -110 | u163.5 -115 | u163.5 -115 | u163.5 -112 | u163.5 -120 | u163.5 -115 | |
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | +1400 | +1300 | +1300 | +1300 | N/A | +1400 | +1700 | +900 | +1400 | |
756 Arizona | -4000 | -2800 | -3000 | -2800 | N/A | -4000 | -10000 | -5000 | -4000 | |
Time | Open | Bet365 | BetMGM | DraftKings | ESPNBet | FanDuel | RiversCasino | HardRock | Consensus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | +18.5 -110 | +12 -110 | +11.5 -110 | +12 -110 | N/A | N/A | +11.5 -112 | +11.5 -110 | +19.5 -105 | |
756 Arizona | -18.5 -110 | -12 -110 | -11.5 -120 | -12 -120 | N/A | N/A | -11.5 -114 | -11.5 -120 | -19.5 -115 | |
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | o161.5 -105 | o78.5 -110 | N/A | o78 -110 | o77.5 -125 | o78.5 -112 | o78 -108 | o78.5 -105 | o163.5 -105 | |
756 Arizona | u161.5 -115 | u78.5 -110 | N/A | u78 -120 | u77.5 -105 | u78.5 -112 | u78 -117 | u78.5 -125 | u163.5 -115 | |
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | +1400 | N/A | +775 | +800 | N/A | N/A | +850 | N/A | +1400 | |
756 Arizona | -4000 | N/A | -2000 | -1600 | N/A | N/A | -1667 | N/A | -4000 | |
Time | Open | Bet365 | BetMGM | DraftKings | ESPNBet | FanDuel | RiversCasino | HardRock | Consensus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | +18.5 -110 | +10 -110 | N/A | N/A | N/A | +9.5 -120 | +9.5 -115 | N/A | +19.5 -105 | |
756 Arizona | -18.5 -110 | -10 -110 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -9.5 -104 | -9.5 -110 | N/A | -19.5 -115 | |
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | o161.5 -105 | o86.5 -120 | N/A | N/A | N/A | o84.5 -112 | N/A | N/A | o163.5 -105 | |
756 Arizona | u161.5 -115 | u86.5 even | N/A | N/A | N/A | u84.5 -112 | N/A | N/A | u163.5 -115 | |
Final | Open | › | › | › | › | › | › | › | | |
755 Long Beach State | +1400 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | +1400 | |
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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