Long Beach State Beach vs CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Long Beach State Beach vs CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Icardo Center in Bakersfield, CA

TV: ESPN+

The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (8-21) will try to defeat the Long Beach State Beach (8-21) at Icardo Center on Saturday.

The Long Beach State Beach took the court against Cal Poly and took a loss by a score of 102-92 in their last game. Long Beach State ended with a 46.6% field goal percentage (34 of 73) and buried 9 out of their 27 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Beach made 15 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 29 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of the defense, Long Beach State allowed 46.6% from the floor on 34 out of 73 shooting. Cal Poly dished out 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Cal Poly collected 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Cal Poly finished the game shooting 95.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 22 shots. They also buried 13 of their 37 tries from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Beach ended up finishing with 20 and Cal Poly totaled 15 personal fouls.

Gavin Sykes is a player who was a major factor for this game. He went 40.9% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 9 out of 22 shooting.

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Long Beach State will enter this game with a record of 8-21 this year. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Long Beach State is pulling in 32.8 rebounds per game and has 394 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 205th in the country in terms of passing. The Beach are hitting 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (194 of 604) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They average 74.3 pts per contest (228th in the nation) while connecting on 45.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Beach have forced 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They surrender 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are 288th in the nation in points per game allowed (77.6). The Beach defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (777 of 1,642) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 269th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 416 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners took a loss by a score of 84-72 against UC-San Diego. The Roadrunners were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 22 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. UC-San Diego was called for 25 personal fouls for this contest which got the Roadrunners to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 25 of those for a rate of 78.1%. In the matter of shots from distance, CSU Bakersfield buried 3 of 21 attempts (14.3%). When the game finished, the Roadrunners shot 22 for 49 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.9%. The Roadrunners allowed UC-San Diego to convert 26 out of their 52 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 22 and ended up shooting 24 out of 35 at the free throw line (68.6%). In the matter of rebounding, CSU Bakersfield permitted UC-San Diego to get 33 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Ron Jessamy ended up being a factor for the Roadrunners for the matchup. He made 14 out of 21 in this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He recorded 40 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup.

CSU Bakersfield has a record of 8-21 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Roadrunners are hitting on 41.6% from the floor, which ranks them 331st in the nation. CSU Bakersfield has 2,092 points so far this year (72.1 per contest) and they collect 35.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per game (352nd in the country) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. The Roadrunners commit 20.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.4% from the free throw line.

The CSU Bakersfield defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (234 of 656) and opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.8 assists and 37.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 282nd and 339th in those defensive categories. The Roadrunners on the defensive end are ranked 340th in college in points allowed per contest with 80.9. They have forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (283rd in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Long Beach State

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