CS Northridge travels to Santa Clara on Saturday, hoping to boost its 1-5 record with a victory over the Broncos.

Santa Clara will face the 1-5 Matadors, who own a 1-3 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Broncos are 3-2 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Matadors are 2-2 favoring the OVER.



View CS Northridge vs Santa Clara Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Broncos installed as 16-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 45 (Broncos) and the No. 200 (Matadors) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 75-60 result in favor of the Broncos has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Santa Clara's No. 103-ranked scoring average of 72.8 PPG, against a Matadors defense rated No. 329 and allowing 78.3 PPG. The Broncos FG% has averaged 40.9% to date this season, more than the Matadors shooters have managed so far (34.5% per game).

Defensively, CS Northridge features the nation's No. 313-rated defense on the road, allowing 82 points per game. Santa Clara, meanwhile, comes in at No. 59 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, CS Northridge was a 74-67 loser at home against CS Bakersfield. Stephen Maxwell scored 20 points and chipped in with 11 rebounds for a double-double, but his team still lost 74-67 against CS Bakersfield in college basketball action at The Matadome.

Santa Clara was a 65-64 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against Villanova. They covered the 8–point spread as underdogs. Santa Clara earned a 65-64 victory over Villanova on Sunday, getting 20 points from Raymond Cowels III at Anaheim Convention Center.


CS Northridge Matadors Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Pepperdine are 5-2
After playing CS Bakersfield are 3-3
After a loss are 6-4

Santa Clara Broncos Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Washington State are 1-0
After playing Villanova are 2-0
After a win are 7-3

A few Matadors at Broncos trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of CS Northridge's last 9 games on the road
CS Northridge is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
CS Northridge is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Santa Clara is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Santa Clara is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games


Next up:
CS Northridge at Pepperdine, Saturday, December 10
Santa Clara at Washington State, Sunday, December 11