UC Davis looks to cover the Aggies-Matadors pointspread on Thursday and improve its overall 9-19 mark when they host CS Northridge in college basketball action.

The Aggies currently sports a 9-19 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 8-11 ATS. The Matadors are 12-16 and 10-10 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Aggies produce a 11-7-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Matadors have gone 11-8 against the number.



View CS Northridge vs UC Davis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Aggies installed as 4.5-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Aggies at No. 302 and the Matadors at No. 226 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 70-69 result in favor of the Matadors.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Matadors is ranked No. 201 in NCAA hoops at 34.3 per game. Contrast that with UC Davis’s No. 325 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, UC Davis is the No. 46-ranked team in the country at 7.8 per game, while CS Northridge rates No. 256 at 5.5 per game.

Defensively, CS Northridge features the nation's No. 186-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.1 points per game. UC Davis, meanwhile, comes in at No. 241 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, CS Northridge was a 68-60 Sportsbook at home against Santa Barbara. They covered the 3.5–point spread as underdogs. Lenny Daniel scored 23 points leading the Matadors to a 68-60 victory over Santa Barbara at The Matadome on Thursday.

UC Davis was an 85-81 loser in its last match on the road against UC Riverside. They failed to cover the 3–point spread as underdogs. UC Davis got 35 points from Eddie Miller en route to an 85-81 loss at the hands of UC Davis on Saturday at Student Center.


CS Northridge Matadors Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Pacific are 6-4
After playing Santa Barbara are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

UC Davis Aggies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-5
Before playing CS Fullerton are 5-5
After playing UC Riverside are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

A few Matadors at Aggies trends to consider:
CS Northridge is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of CS Northridge's last 6 games on the road
CS Northridge is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against UC Davis
CS Northridge is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road
UC Davis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against CS Northridge
UC Davis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
UC Davis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
UC Davis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing CS Northridge


Next up:
CS Northridge at Pacific, Saturday, March 5
UC Davis home to CS Fullerton, Saturday, March 5