No. 2 seed Arizona and No. 15 seed Long Beach State will lock horns in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in the West Region. The Wildcats enter March Madness 2024 with a 25-8 overall record, while The Beach went 21-14 during the regular season. The winner of this game will face either No. 7 seed Dayton or No. 10 seed Nevada in the second round. 

Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET from Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Wildcats are 20-point favorites in the latest Long Beach State vs. Arizona odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 163.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).  Before making any Long Beach State vs. Arizona picks, you need to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters the 2024 NCAA Tournament on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 29-19 (+810) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model has factored in the Wildcats have four players averaging double-digit scoring, led by senior guard Caleb Love. In his first season at Arizona after spending three years at North Carolina, he has scored 10 or more points 30 times, and 20 or more 14 times, including a season-high 36 in an 87-78 win over Oregon on Jan. 27. He has one double-double, a 19-point and 10-rebound effort in a 105-99 three-overtime win at Utah on Feb. 8.

The model has also considered The Beach have been on a roll this past week, sweeping through the Big West Tournament. Senior guard Marcus Tsohonis is a big reason why as he poured in 25 points, added four assists, three rebounds and two steals in the 74-70 win over UC Davis in Saturday's title game. He had 15 points in the 83-79 win over UC Irvine in the semifinals on Friday, and had 19 before fouling out in the 86-67 quarterfinal victory over UC Riverside.  

Now, the model has set its sights on Long Beach State vs. Arizona. We can tell you the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of computer simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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