Long Beach State Beach vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Long Beach State Beach vs Utah Utes

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

Jon M. Huntsman Center is the site where the Utah Utes (10-22 last year) will meet the Long Beach State Beach (10-22 last season) on Monday.

The Long Beach State Beach faced Hawaii and notched a win by a score of 84-75 in their last contest. Long Beach State ended the game having earned a 54.9% FG percentage (28 of 51) and knocked down 9 out of their 18 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Beach knocked down 19 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 63.3%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 32 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 3 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about defending, Long Beach State allowed 42.2% from the floor on 27 out of 64 shooting. Hawaii doled out 7 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Additionally, Hawaii collected 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Hawaii went 71.4% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 21 attempts. They made 6 of 26 shots from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Beach ended up walking away with 19 while Hawaii finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Gavin Sykes is someone who was a factor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 58.8% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up with 34 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Long Beach State comes into this game after finishing with a record of 10-22 last year. They lost possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a squad committed 20.2 fouls every game. As a group, Long Beach State grabbed 33.2 rebounds per contest and earned 418 assists over the course of last season, which ranked 254th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Beach connected on 33.1% on shots from distance (218 of 658) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They had an average of 74.9 pts per contest (205th in college hoops) while going 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Beach forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 200th in college hoops in giving up assists with 447 relinquished last season. The Beach gave up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (854 of 1,816) and they surrendered 34.2 boards per contest as a team. They relinquished 34.5% on shots from distance and they were 288th in college hoops in opponents PPG (77.8).

In their last game, the Utah Utes took a defeat with a final score of 73-66 when they faced Cincinnati. Regarding attacking the glass, Utah permitted Cincinnati to grab 37 overall (10 offensive). They shot 39.1% from three-point range by going 9 of 23 and finished the contest at 10 out of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). The Utes allowed Cincinnati to make 27 out of their 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.0% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Utes went 23 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.1%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Utah converted 5 of 18 tries (27.8%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 93.8%. Cincinnati committed 14 fouls for this contest which got the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. The Utes were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this game.

Terrence Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Utes for the game. He converted 7 of 19 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 6 dimes in the game.

Utah had a mark of 10-22 last year. The Utes were responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per game and they connected on 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.7 times per contest (192nd in the nation) and they coughed up possession 11.4 times per game. Utah totaled 2,379 points last season (74.3 per game) and they grabbed 33.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Utes hit 45.4% from the floor, which had them ranked 170th in the country.

The Utes on the defensive side of the court were 316th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 79.1. They forced 9.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (345th in the country). The Utah defense allowed 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (232 of 661) and opponents knocked down 71.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 8.7 dimes and 35.0 boards per game, ranking them 15th and 226th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Long Beach State

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