Long Beach State and Pepperdine are scheduled to meet in men’s college basketball action at Walter Pyramid on Thursday, starting at 10:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers’ proven college basketball model predicts Long Beach State as the most likely winner of the Pepperdine vs. Long Beach State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Pepperdine vs. Long Beach State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday’s NCAA basketball matchup between Pepperdine and Long Beach State 10,000 times as part of our men’s college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Long Beach State a 58% chance of defeating Pepperdine. Our predicted final score has Long Beach State winning 71-69.

According to our model, Pepperdine (+3.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 141.5 points has a 51% chance of going over.

 

Pepperdine vs. Long Beach State odds

We have sourced the best men’s college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type
Pepperdine
Long Beach State

Spread
+3.5 (-105)
-3.5 (-112)

Moneyline
+146
-175

Total
o141.5 (-108)
u141.5 (-116)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Pepperdine vs. Long Beach State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: