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Long Beach State vs UC Irvine Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 20 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 03:00
Final 58-69
20-24 38-45
Position#328
Record8-18
FormLLLLL
Points / game74.2
Allowed / game77.0
vs
Position#60
Record17-9
FormWWLLW
Points / game77.7
Allowed / game68.0
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Long Beach State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UC Irvine winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Long Beach StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
81-75
81
75
+6
H11/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
88-73
88
73
+15
H16/01
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
87-80
87
80
+7
A18/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
61-71
61
71
-10
A23/01
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
71-74
71
74
-3
H25/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
L
61-71
61
71
-10
A30/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
82-89
82
89
-7
H31/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
74-77
74
77
-3
A06/02
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
82-86
82
86
-4
H13/02
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
54-71
54
71
-17
A14/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-36
39-39
43-31
45-42
35-38
52-42
29-37
32-34
29-44
42-30
34-31
27-40
31-36
51-53
30-38
44-39
48-41
34-45
27-41
27-30
150.8Avg total
74.1Scored
76.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.277.0151.2-2.831%
Season at home (13)81.674.8156.5+6.854%
Season away (13)66.779.2145.8-12.58%
Last 10 (10)74.176.7150.8-2.630%
Last 5 (5)70.678.8149.4-8.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)69.978.6148.5-8.75%
vs Similar (7)73.978.0151.9-4.143%
vs Weaker (4)90.568.2158.8+22.2100%
This opponent (UC Irvine) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC IrvineUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Long Beach State
#328
W
74-64
74
64
+10
H09/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
66-67
66
67
-1
A11/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
72-75
72
75
-3
A17/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
80-66
80
66
+14
A23/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
W
61-59
61
59
+2
A25/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
87-76 OT
87
76
+11
H30/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
78-62
78
62
+16
H06/02
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
79-84
79
84
-5
A08/02
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
L
73-79
73
79
-6
A13/02
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
86-65
86
65
+21
H15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-30
40-34
27-29
39-38
42-42
30-33
38-33
42-33
28-28
33-31
37-28
35-44
39-29
39-33
28-34
51-50
42-29
31-50
41-32
45-33
145.3Avg total
75.6Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)77.768.0145.7+9.765%
Season at home (14)79.665.1144.7+14.471%
Season away (12)75.471.3146.8+4.158%
Last 10 (10)75.669.7145.3+5.960%
Last 5 (5)80.673.2153.8+7.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (12)70.772.2142.9-1.650%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)81.766.2147.9+15.678%
This opponent (Long Beach State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: -2.5-2.51st half: +4.2+4.22nd half2nd half: -0.1-0.12nd half: +0.6+0.6
-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: -2.5-2.51st half: +4.2+4.22nd half2nd half: -0.1-0.12nd half: +0.6+0.6
Long Beach StateUC Irvine
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Long Beach StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H11/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
43-31
43
31
+12
H16/01
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A18/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
L
29-37
29
37
-8
A23/01
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
29-44
29
44
-15
H25/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A30/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H31/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
30-38
30
38
-8
A06/02
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
48-41
48
41
+7
H13/02
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
L
27-41
27
41
-14
A14/02
NCAA
72.1Avg total
34.8Scored
37.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.136.569.6-3.430%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.536.674.1+0.947%-
Last 30 away (15)28.736.465.1-7.713%-
Last 10 (10)34.837.372.1-2.540%-
Last 5 (5)34.037.471.4-3.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)30.838.268.9-7.416%-
vs Similar (7)34.733.668.3+1.143%-
vs Weaker (4)41.033.874.8+7.275%-
This opponent (UC Irvine) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UC IrvineLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Long Beach State
#328
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H09/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
L
27-29
27
29
-2
A11/01
NCAA
UC Davis
#139
D
42-42
42
42
+0
A17/01
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
38-33
38
33
+5
A23/01
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
D
28-28
28
28
+0
A25/01
NCAA
Hawaii
#44
W
37-28
37
28
+9
H30/01
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
39-29
39
29
+10
H06/02
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
28-34
28
34
-6
A08/02
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
42-29
42
29
+13
A13/02
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
41-32
41
32
+9
H15/02
NCAA
67.0Avg total
35.6Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.731.668.3+5.257%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.831.067.8+5.856%-
Last 30 away (12)36.732.469.1+4.258%-
Last 10 (10)35.631.467.0+4.260%-
Last 5 (5)37.430.467.8+7.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (12)31.732.564.2-0.825%-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)40.130.971.1+9.278%-
This opponent (Long Beach State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Long Beach State wins
7
UC Irvine wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/02/26AUC Davis54-71
13/02/26HCS Fullerton82-86
06/02/26AUC San Diego74-77
31/01/26HHawaii82-89
30/01/26AUC Riverside61-71
25/01/26HUC Santa Barbara71-74
23/01/26ACS Fullerton61-71
18/01/26ACS Northridge87-80
16/01/26HUC Riverside88-73
11/01/26HCSU Bakersfield81-75
UC Irvinelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/26HCS Fullerton86-65
13/02/26ACal Poly73-79
08/02/26AUC Santa Barbara79-84
06/02/26HCSU Bakersfield78-62
30/01/26HHawaii87-76 OT
25/01/26AUC San Diego61-59
23/01/26AUC Riverside80-66
17/01/26AUC Davis72-75
11/01/26AHawaii66-67
09/01/26HLong Beach State74-64

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Long Beach State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL31%
HomeWWLLL54%
AwayWLLLL8%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %31%54%8%
Points / game74.281.666.7
Allowed / game77.074.879.2
Point differential-2.8+6.8-12.5
Avg total151.2156.5145.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+12%23%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won29% (7)40% (5)0% (2)
Overtime %8%0%15%
UC Irvine
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW65%
HomeLWWWW71%
AwayLWWLL58%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261412
Win %65%71%58%
Points / game77.779.675.4
Allowed / game68.065.171.3
Point differential+9.7+14.4+4.1
Avg total145.7144.7146.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+46%64%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won43% (7)0% (1)50% (6)
Overtime %8%14%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big West conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Hawaii2418675%79.867.8+12.0
2 UC San Diego2718967%76.370.3+6.0
3 UC Irvine2617965%77.768.0+9.7
4 UC Santa Barbara27171063%79.373.5+5.9
5 CS Northridge27171063%82.179.1+3.0
6 UC Davis26161062%77.974.3+3.6
7 CS Fullerton27131448%83.282.3+0.9
8 Cal Poly27111641%81.385.3-4.0
9 Long Beach State2681831%74.277.0-2.8
10 CSU Bakersfield2681831%72.180.1-8.0
11 UC Riverside2781930%71.977.9-6.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Long Beach State203858
UC Irvine244569
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