CEFCU Arena · at Illinois St
#297LBSULong Beach St
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#116ILSTIllinois St
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Season records: Long Beach St and Illinois St
LBSUThis seasonILST
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects ILST 80–65 · win probability ILST 91%
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model 145.6
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: ILST has more of the edges

LBSU 0, ILST 8 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
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LBSU offense vs ILST defense
Offense 285th of 366 against a defense 102nd, on the model’s ratings
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ILST offense vs LBSU defense
Offense 133rd of 366 against a defense 300th, on the model’s ratings
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Shooting
Effective FG%: LBSU 50.6 and allows 53.7; ILST 53.6 and allows 49.8
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Free throws
Free throw rate: LBSU 30.7, ILST 31.6. Allowed: LBSU 42.3, ILST 32.3
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Three-pointers
LBSU hits 32.7% and allows 34.4%; ILST hits 34.9% and allows 33.0%. Threes are 34.8% and 43.3% of their shots
Context
Tempo
About 70 possessions: LBSU plays 71.7 a game (46th fastest), ILST 67.7 (241st). Faster games mean more points
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Who is back
Minutes back from last season: LBSU 8%, ILST 37%. Transfers in: LBSU 5, ILST 5. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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Home court
ILST at home. This season: ILST 0-0 at home, LBSU 0-0 away
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Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: LBSU 26.2%, ILST 28.0%. Defensive: LBSU 72.2%, ILST 74.6%
Context
Schedule so far
LBSU has played the 152nd-hardest schedule, ILST the 135th. A record against a soft schedule means less
Even
Turnovers
Turnover rate: LBSU 18.0%, ILST 16.8%. Forced: LBSU 17.5%, ILST 16.0%

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—ILST -15.2—
Total—145.6—
Projected score—LBSU 65.2 · ILST 80.4

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadILST -8.9—
1H total68.1—
1H projected scoreLBSU 29.6 · ILST 38.5—

The starting fives are even

Position by position: Long Beach St 2, Illinois St 2, even 1
Long Beach StBetterIllinois St
G J. Payne TR6.9 pts · 3.7 reb · 1.2 ast Score 40
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G M. Messina-Moore TR10.9 pts · 3 reb · 3.8 ast Score 57
G Y. Sissoko TR2.7 pts · 1.8 reb · 1 ast Score 32
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G J. Kinziger11.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.3 ast Score 51
G C. Jones3.1 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.4 ast Not ranked
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G D. Garang TR10.6 pts · 5.2 reb · 0.9 ast Score 30
F G. Brcic TR4.3 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.4 ast Score 39
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G Z. King TR7.1 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.7 ast Score 24
C N. Amenhauser TR5.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.4 ast Score 57
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G D. Burch TR9 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.9 ast Score 32
Long Beach StBetterIllinois St
LBSU offense285th of 366 · -8.8
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ILST defense102nd of 366 · -0.9
LBSU defense300th of 366 · -7.7
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ILST offense133rd of 366 · -3.9
Backcourt-2.0 · 3 players
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Backcourt-6.6 · 5 players
Frontcourt-0.3 · 2 players
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FrontcourtNo numbers yet
Bench-1.9 · 2 players
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Bench+3.4 · 4 players
Score, worst to bestLBSU betterILST betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Long Beach St
Guards
J. Payne22 min · TRY. Sissoko11 min · TRC. Jones10 minJ. TenganNewJ. GrayNewM. AdamsNew
Forwards
G. Brcic17 min · TRK. Smith8 min · TRJ. Chaikovsky6 minB. WrightNewH. LauNewM. VanlaninghamNew
Centers
N. Amenhauser12 min · TR
Illinois St
Guards
M. Messina-Moore33 min · TRJ. Kinziger33 minD. Garang30 min · TRZ. King27 min · TRD. Burch23 min · TRM. Klabo16 min
Forwards
C. Walker23 minL. Semona6 min · TRN. ClevelandNewN. AllenNewL. WolfNewM. SzafoniNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
LBSUILST
Scoring
73.2 #219Points per game74.1 #191
1.02 #303Points per possession1.09 #151
71.7 #46Pace (possessions)67.7 #241
Shooting
50.6 #207Effective FG%53.6 #77
32.7 #2453-point %34.9 #126
34.8 #2803-point attempt rate43.3 #106
30.7 #287Free throw rate31.6 #266
Possessions
18.0 #271Turnover rate16.8 #193
26.2 #315Offensive rebound rate28.0 #268
12.3 #264Assists per game13.5 #179
Defense
79.0 #297Points allowed69.1 #49
1.10 #220Points allowed per possession1.02 #48
53.7 #290Opponent effective FG%49.8 #90
34.4 #212Opponent 3-point %33.0 #122
17.5 #119Turnovers forced16.0 #221
72.2 #60Defensive rebound rate74.6 #13
6.5 #173Steals per game5.5 #294
2.9 #250Blocks per game2.3 #326

Long Beach St

8-22 in 2025-26 overall · 6-14 in conference · Big West Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • W@ Hawai'i84–75
  • Lvs UC Davis70–76
  • W@ Bakersfield88–87
  • L@ Cal Poly92–102
  • Lvs CSU Northridge76–78

A week or more of rest.

Illinois St

22-13 in 2025-26 overall · 12-9 in conference · Missouri Valley Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Auburn66–88
  • W@ Dayton61–55
  • W@ Wake Forest78–75
  • Wvs Kent State79–58
  • Lvs Northern Iowa52–74

A week or more of rest.