Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Predictions - Jan. 3

Big West action features the Long Beach State Beach (4-10, 0-2 Big West) at home against the Cal Poly Mustangs (6-9, 2-1 Big West) on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET.

Long Beach State is a slight 1.5-point favorite against Cal Poly when the Beach face off with the Mustangs on Saturday. The point total for the game is set at 162.5.

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Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, January 3, 2026
  • Game time: 9 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Long Beach, California
  • Arena: Walter Pyramid
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Long Beach State (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: Long Beach State (-134), Cal Poly (+111)
  • Total: 162.5 points

Pick ATS:Long Beach State (-1.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (162.5)
  • Prediction: Long Beach State 81, Cal Poly 78

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Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Comparison

Long Beach State Rank Long Beach State Stat Cal Poly Stat Cal Poly Rank
236th 74.9 Points Scored 81.7 97th
299th 78.2 Points Allowed 85.9 355th
234th 13.6 Assists 12.5 302nd
199th 11.7 Turnovers 15.8 362nd
186th 45.4% Field Goal % 42.6% 298th
357th 49.5% Field Goal % Allowed 44.7% 251st

Long Beach State Key Players

  • The Beach scoring leader is Gavin Sykes, who averages 17.9 per contest to go with 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
  • Petar Majstorovic is Long Beach State's leading rebounder, pulling down 6.4 per game, while Rob Diaz III is its best passer, averaging 3.0 assists in each contest.
  • Sykes 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.
  • The Long Beach State steals leader is Majstorovic, who averages 1.8 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Demarshay Johnson Jr., who compiles 0.5 rejections per contest.

Cal Poly Key Players

  • Hamad Mousa sits on top of the Mustangs leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 21.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
  • Peter Bandelj dishes out more assists than any other Cal Poly teammate with 3.4 per game. Bandelj also averages 16.1 points and pulls down 4.1 rebounds per game.
  • Mousa is the top shooter from deep for the Mustangs, hitting 2.9 threes per game.
  • Bandelj (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Cal Poly while Ali Assran (0.7 blocks per game) is the block leader.

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