{"id":118618,"date":"2026-01-03T10:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/118618\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:39:07","slug":"long-beach-state-vs-cal-poly-predictions-jan-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/118618\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Predictions – Jan. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Long Beach State Beach (4-10, 0-2 Big West) host the Cal Poly Mustangs (6-9, 2-1 Big West) in Big West action at Walter Pyramid, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

The Beach are currently slight 1.5-point favorites against the Mustangs. A 162.5-point total has been set for the game.<\/p>\n

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Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Odds and Game Info<\/p>\n

Game day: Saturday, January 3, 2026
\nGame time: 9 p.m. ET
\nTV channel: ESPN+
\nLocation: Long Beach, California
\nArena: Walter Pyramid
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Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Odds and Prediction<\/p>\n

Spread favorite: Long Beach State (-1.5)
\nMoneyline: Long Beach State (-136), Cal Poly (+113)
\nTotal: 162.5 points<\/p>\n

Pick ATS:Long Beach State (-1.5)<\/p>\n

Pick OU: Under (162.5)<\/p>\n

Prediction: Long Beach State 81, Cal Poly 78<\/p>\n

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Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Comparison<\/p>\n

Long Beach State Key Players<\/p>\n

Gavin Sykes leads the Beach in scoring, tallying 17.9 points per game to go with 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
\nPetar Majstorovic leads Long Beach State in rebounding, averaging 6.4 per game, while Rob Diaz III leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.0 in each contest.
\nSykes makes more threes per game than any other member of the Beach, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.
\nMajstorovic and Demarshay Johnson Jr. lead Long Beach State on the defensive end, with Majstorovic leading the team in steals averaging 1.8 per game and Johnson in blocks averaging 0.5 per contest.
\nCal Poly Key Players<\/p>\n

Hamad Mousa sits atop the Mustangs leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 21.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
\nPeter Bandelj’s assist statline paces Cal Poly with 3.4 assists per game.
\nMousa is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Mustangs, hitting 2.9 threes per game.
\nCal Poly’s leader in steals is Bandelj (1.3 per game), and its leader in blocks is Ali Assran (0.7 per game).<\/p>\n

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