Cal Poly Mustangs vs CS Northridge Matadors Betting Preview

CS Northridge MatadorsCal Poly Mustangs
Jan 21, 8:00 PM | Mott Gymnasium

CS Northridge Matadors vs Cal Poly Mustangs Odds

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College hoops betting interest focuses on the Cal Poly vs CS Northridge battle Saturday at Mott Gymnasium as the Mustangs look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

Cal Poly will face the 5-11 Matadors, who own a 6-7 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Mustangs are 6-9-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Matadors are 6-7 favoring the OVER.



View CS Northridge vs Cal Poly Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 13.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 108 (Mustangs) and the No. 307 (Matadors) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 71-59 result in favor of the Mustangs has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Cal Poly's No. 284 nationally ranked offense (62.7 points per game) against a Matadors defense that sits as the No. 297 at 73.4 PPG. The Mustangs have been averaging 42.4% from the field, more than the Matadors have managed so far this season (36.9% on average).

Defensively, CS Northridge features the nation's No. 253-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.8 points per game. Cal Poly, meanwhile, comes in at No. 230 nationally in scoring at home.

CS Northridge was a 69-61 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Santa Barbara. They covered the 15.5-point spread as underdogs. CS Northridge suffered a 69-61 loss against Santa Barbara on Thursday, getting 18 points from Stephan Hicks in a losing effort at Thunderdome.

Last time out for Cal Poly, they were a 78-69 loser as they battled Long Beach State at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 2.5-point underdog. The Mustangs endured a 78-69 loss at the hands of the 49ers on Thursday, despite a 16-point effort from Will Taylor at Mott Gymnasium.


CS Northridge Matadors Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing CS Fullerton are 4-6
After playing Santa Barbara are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

Cal Poly Mustangs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Pacific are 6-4
After playing Long Beach State are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4


A few Matadors at Mustangs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of CS Northridge's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of CS Northridge's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cal Poly
CS Northridge is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cal Poly
CS Northridge is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cal Poly
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cal Poly's last 5 games when playing CS Northridge
Cal Poly is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Cal Poly is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against CS Northridge
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cal Poly's last 6 games when playing at home against CS Northridge


Next up:
CS Northridge home to CS Fullerton, Thursday, January 26
Cal Poly at Pacific, Thursday, January 26

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