Long Beach State vs Utah

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Long Beach State☆Beach

6366

Final, model had 73-80

O/U147

Utah☆Utes

W

Picked Utah

Total 153 proj, 129 actual

Correct. The model had Utah; Utah won 66-63.

• Utah rates 130th of 366 teams, Long Beach State 249th: an upper-half team against a lower-half team.
• The two are close on both ends: offense 198th vs 287th, defense 343rd vs 235th.
• Utah has played the 33rd-toughest schedule, so its numbers are earned.
• Home court adds 2.7 points for Utah.
• Projected total 153 vs 147: leans Over.
• Early-season note: about 95% of these numbers are still last season’s.

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