The CS Northridge Matadors will try to pay off for their supporters on Thursday when they play host to the Tigers at The Matadome in NCAAB action.

CS Northridge will face the 4-10 Tigers, who own a 6-5 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Matadors are 4-6 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Tigers are 6-5 favoring the OVER.



View Pacific vs CS Northridge Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Matadors as 4.5-point favorites on the Sportsbook line for this contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 254 (Matadors) and the No. 317 (Tigers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 63-61 result in favor of the Matadors has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature CS Northridge's No. 140-rated squad against Pacific's No. 271-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, CS Northridge rates No. 168 in the country with 6.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 81 nationally with 7.3 per match.

Defensively, Pacific features the nation's No. 311-rated defense on the road, allowing 78.6 points per game. CS Northridge, meanwhile, comes in at No. 76 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Pacific, they were a 64-57 loser as they battled UC Riverside at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 3.5-point favorite. The Tigers endured a 64-57 loss at the hands of the Highlanders on Saturday, despite a 13-point effort from Travis Fulton at Spanos Center.

CS Northridge was an 81-68 loser in their most recent outing at home against Long Beach State. They covered the 14–point spread as underdogs. Josh Greene scored 15 points in a futile effort to lead the Matadors to a win (they lost 81-68 to Long Beach State at The Matadome on Saturday).


Pacific Tigers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Long Beach State are 8-2
After playing UC Riverside are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

CS Northridge Matadors Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing UC Davis are 4-6
After playing Long Beach State are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Tigers at Matadors trends to consider:
Pacific is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against CS Northridge
Pacific is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of CS Northridge's last 16 games when playing Pacific
CS Northridge is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
CS Northridge is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pacific
CS Northridge is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Pacific


Next up:
Pacific at Long Beach State, Saturday, January 14
CS Northridge home to UC Davis, Saturday, January 14