Long Beach State Beach vs UC San Diego Tritons Prediction, 2/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Long Beach State Beach vs UC San Diego Tritons

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: LionTree Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The UC San Diego Tritons (15-8) will take on the Long Beach State Beach (8-15) at LionTree Arena on Thursday.

The Long Beach State Beach faced off with Hawaii and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-82 in their last contest. Long Beach State finished with a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 out of 68) and buried 6 of 20 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Beach converted 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 9 assists for the game as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding defense, Long Beach State allowed the other team to shoot 58.0% from the field on 29 of 50 shooting. Hawaii recorded 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Moreover, Hawaii collected 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Hawaii finished the game shooting 79.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 29 attempts. They also buried 8 of 14 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Beach finished with 25 while Hawaii finished the game with 19 fouls.

Petar Majstorovic is one player who played a role in this contest. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 25 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Long Beach State comes into this game with a mark of 8-15 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls every game. As a team, Long Beach State is pulling down 33.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 316 assists on the season, which ranks 189th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Beach are hitting 32.2% on 3-pointers (154 of 478) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.7 pts per contest (224th in the nation) while connecting on 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Beach are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 fouls. They give up 35.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 266th in college in PPG allowed (76.9). The Beach defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (605 of 1,278) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 273rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 328 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the UC San Diego Tritons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-64 against Cal State Northridge. In regard to cleaning the glass, UC San Diego permitted Cal State Northridge to pull down 39 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 21 and ended up going 18 out of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). The Tritons permitted Cal State Northridge to bury 28 out of their 62 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 45.2% for the game. Overall, the Tritons went 24 for 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, UC San Diego converted 8 out of their 28 tries (28.6%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 44.4%. Cal State Northridge committed 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Tritons to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 12 steals in this contest. The Tritons earned 17 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this matchup.

Hudson Mayes was important for the Tritons for this game. He had 11 points in his 32 mins on the court and totaled 5 assists for this game. He buried 5 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

UC San Diego has a win-loss mark of 15-8 this year. When it comes to offense, the Tritons are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 147th in Division 1. UC San Diego has earned 1,777 points for the campaign (77.3 per contest) and they grab 37.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.9 times per contest (135th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.0 times per game. The Tritons commit 16.2 fouls per contest and they hit 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The UC San Diego defense surrenders 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (199 of 591) and opponents are converting on 69.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.7 dimes and 36.0 boards every game, ranking them 208th and 268th in those categories on the defensive end. The Tritons defensively are ranked 114th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (63rd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC San Diego

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