Long Beach State at Washington

The Long Beach State 49ers are a big dog against a Pac-12 team, but they know how to step up. The 49ers lost two close games to Oklahoma State of the Big 12, and beat up-tempo BYU (66-65) and Seton Hall (80-77). The 49ers are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 road games, plus 8-1-2 ATS when following a straight-up loss. Long Beach finished third in the Big West in scoring, second in field goal shooting and third in field goal defense. The Washington Huskies are home, but didn’t get invited to the Big Dance. The Huskies have bad history with the NIT, making eight appearances and posting a 3-8 record in the tournament. Take Long Beach State.