Published Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 | 1:43 a.m.<\/p>\n
Cal Poly Mustangs (6-9, 2-1 Big West) at Long Beach State Beach (4-10, 0-2 Big West)<\/p>\n
Long Beach, California; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST<\/p>\n
\n BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly visits Long Beach State after Hamad Mousa scored 26 points in Cal Poly’s 67-65 victory over the UCSD Tritons.<\/p>\n The Beach are 4-3 in home games. Long Beach State is eighth in the Big West with 13.6 assists per game led by Rob Diaz III averaging 3.0.<\/p>\n The Mustangs have gone 2-1 against Big West opponents. Cal Poly allows 85.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.2 points per game.<\/p>\n Long Beach State is shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 44.7% Cal Poly allows to opponents. Cal Poly averages 81.7 points per game, 3.5 more than the 78.2 Long Beach State gives up.<\/p>\n The Beach and Mustangs meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Petar Majstorovic is averaging 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Beach. Gavin Sykes is averaging 20.8 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n Mousa is shooting 46.4% and averaging 21.0 points for the Mustangs. Peter Bandelj is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Beach: 4-6, averaging 79.6 points, 28.8 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 8.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.5 points per game.<\/p>\n Mustangs: 4-6, averaging 82.6 points, 35.7 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.1 points.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n \n The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by
\n Beach -1.5; over\/under is 162.5\n <\/p>\n
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