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UC Irvine vs Long Beach State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 09 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 03:00
Final 74-64
34-30 40-34
Position#60
Record11-5
FormLWWWW
Points / game78.9
Allowed / game66.9
vs
Position#328
Record5-10
FormLWLWW
Points / game74.9
Allowed / game77.4
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · UC Irvine v Long Beach State
23 Jan 2027
UC I v LONG
upcoming
08 Jan 2026
UC I74
LONG64
01 Mar 2025
UC I70
LONG60
15 Mar 2024
UC I79
LONG83
02 Mar 2024
UC I82
LONG61
07 Jan 2023
UC I87
LONG70
26 Feb 2022
UC I77
LONG72
12 Mar 2020
UC I v LONG
upcoming
19 Feb 2020
UC I70
LONG55
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UC IrvineUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Mexico State
#178
L
45-57
45
57
-12
H26/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
64-52
64
52
+12
H27/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
72-63
72
63
+9
A30/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
73-60
73
60
+13
H05/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
W
85-71
85
71
+14
H07/12
NCAA
Belmont
#25
L
58-84
58
84
-26
H20/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
W
74-73
74
73
+1
A22/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
89-70
89
70
+19
A23/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
81-77
81
77
+4
A01/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
86-64
86
64
+22
A04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
20-26
25-31
29-22
35-30
36-34
36-29
37-26
36-34
37-41
48-30
36-38
22-46
40-33
34-40
46-25
43-45
39-34
42-43
47-37
39-27
139.8Avg total
72.7Scored
67.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)78.966.9145.9+12.069%
Season at home (10)78.964.5143.4+14.460%
Season away (6)79.071.0150.0+8.083%
Last 10 (10)72.767.1139.8+5.680%
Last 5 (5)77.673.6151.2+4.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)61.075.0136.0-14.00%
vs Similar (10)70.674.9145.5-4.340%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)83.163.6146.7+19.494%
This opponent (Long Beach State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Long Beach StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Montana State
#144
L
72-78
72
78
-6
H22/11
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
73-93
73
93
-20
A27/11
NCAA
San Diego Toreros
#301
W
76-72
76
72
+4
H30/11
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
77-84 OT
77
84
-7
A05/12
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
74-80
74
80
-6
H07/12
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
L
83-89 OT
83
89
-6
A10/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
W
81-78
81
78
+3
H19/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
60-91
60
91
-31
A21/12
NCAA
Lincoln University (CA)
#658
W
113-66
113
66
+47
H31/12
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
74-66
74
66
+8
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
37-35
35-43
35-42
38-51
34-38
42-34
30-31
37-36
30-34
44-46
39-39
38-38
36-37
45-41
20-57
40-34
55-38
58-28
38-26
36-40
158.0Avg total
78.3Scored
79.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)74.977.4152.3-2.533%
Season at home (8)82.172.0154.1+10.162%
Season away (7)66.683.6150.1-17.00%
Last 10 (10)78.379.7158.0-1.440%
Last 5 (5)82.278.0160.2+4.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)67.078.2145.2-11.10%
vs Similar (5)73.680.4154.0-6.840%
vs Weaker (4)87.070.2157.2+16.875%
This opponent (UC Irvine) is Stronger. 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: -2.3-2.32nd half2nd half: +0.5+0.52nd half: +2.2+2.2
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: -2.3-2.32nd half2nd half: +0.5+0.52nd half: +2.2+2.2
UC IrvineLong Beach State
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.
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UC IrvineLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Mexico State
#178
L
20-26
20
26
-6
H26/11
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
29-22
29
22
+7
H27/11
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
W
36-34
36
34
+2
A30/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#334
W
37-26
37
26
+11
H05/12
NCAA
CS Northridge
#132
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H07/12
NCAA
Belmont
#25
L
36-38
36
38
-2
H20/12
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A22/12
NCAA
Norfolk State
#233
W
46-25
46
25
+21
A23/12
NCAA
CSU Bakersfield
#356
W
39-34
39
34
+5
A01/01
NCAA
CS Fullerton
#187
W
47-37
47
37
+10
A04/01
NCAA
68.3Avg total
36.7Scored
31.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.831.568.4+5.357%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.432.068.4+4.444%-
Last 30 away (12)37.530.868.3+6.775%-
Last 10 (10)36.731.668.3+5.170%-
Last 5 (5)41.633.475.0+8.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)33.031.064.0+2.0100%-
vs Similar (10)32.533.966.4-1.430%-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)39.429.769.2+9.772%-
This opponent (Long Beach State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Long Beach StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Montana State
#144
W
37-35
37
35
+2
H22/11
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
35-42
35
42
-7
A27/11
NCAA
San Diego Toreros
#301
L
34-38
34
38
-4
H30/11
NCAA
UC Santa Barbara
#146
L
30-31
30
31
-1
A05/12
NCAA
UC San Diego
#64
L
30-34
30
34
-4
H07/12
NCAA
San Jose State
#349
D
39-39
39
39
+0
A10/12
NCAA
Pepperdine
#347
L
36-37
36
37
-1
H19/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
20-57
20
57
-37
A21/12
NCAA
Lincoln University (CA)
#658
W
55-38
55
38
+17
H31/12
NCAA
Cal Poly
#266
W
38-26
38
26
+12
H04/01
NCAA
73.1Avg total
35.4Scored
37.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.136.767.8-5.620%-
Last 30 at home (16)34.135.869.9-1.631%-
Last 30 away (14)27.737.865.5-10.17%-
Last 10 (10)35.437.773.1-2.330%-
Last 5 (5)37.639.477.0-1.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)29.437.667.0-8.214%-
vs Similar (5)33.234.667.8-1.420%-
vs Weaker (4)37.834.872.5+3.050%-
This opponent (UC Irvine) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
7
UC Irvine wins
3
Long Beach State wins
UC Irvinelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/26ACS Fullerton86-64
01/01/26ACSU Bakersfield81-77
23/12/25ANorfolk State89-70
22/12/25ANorth Dakota St74-73
20/12/25HBelmont58-84
07/12/25HCS Northridge85-71
05/12/25HUC Riverside73-60
30/11/25ASan Jose State72-63
27/11/25HSouth Dakota St.64-52
26/11/25HNew Mexico State45-57
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/26HCal Poly74-66
31/12/25HLincoln University (CA)113-66
21/12/25AIowa State60-91
19/12/25HPepperdine81-78
10/12/25ASan Jose State83-89 OT
07/12/25HUC San Diego74-80
05/12/25AUC Santa Barbara77-84 OT
30/11/25HSan Diego Toreros76-72
27/11/25APortland73-93
22/11/25HMontana State72-78

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UC Irvine
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW69%
HomeLWWWL60%
AwayWWWWW83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16106
Win %69%60%83%
Points / game78.978.979.0
Allowed / game66.964.571.0
Point differential+12.0+14.4+8.0
Avg total145.9143.4150.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)0% (1)100% (2)
Overtime %6%10%0%
Long Beach State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW33%
HomeWLWWW62%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1587
Win %33%62%0%
Points / game74.982.166.6
Allowed / game77.472.083.6
Point differential-2.5+10.1-17.0
Avg total152.3154.1150.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+13%25%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)67% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %13%0%29%
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 UC San Diego1512380%81.670.5+11.1
2 Hawaii1411379%80.463.2+17.2
3 UC Irvine1611569%78.966.9+12.0
4 UC Davis159660%81.275.9+5.3
5 UC Santa Barbara169756%79.274.5+4.7
6 CS Northridge169756%80.178.2+1.9
7 CSU Bakersfield178947%73.277.2-3.9
8 CS Fullerton1661038%86.786.9-0.2
9 Cal Poly1661038%80.785.1-4.4
10 UC Riverside1661038%71.978.1-6.2
11 Long Beach State1551033%74.977.4-2.5
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
UC Irvine344074
Long Beach State303464
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