Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for UC Riverside when they take on the Matadors on Wednesday in college hoops betting action.

The Matadors currently sports a 7-18 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 10-11 ATS. The Highlanders are 12-15 and 10-14 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Matadors produce a 10-11 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Highlanders have gone 9-15 against the number.



View UC Riverside vs CS Northridge Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 304 (Matadors) and the No. 204 (Highlanders) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 63-59 result in favor of the Highlanders has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up CS Northridge's No. 188 nationally ranked offense (67.4 points per game) against a Highlanders defense that sits as the No. 70 at 62.7 PPG. The Matadors have been averaging 38.4% from the field, less than the Highlanders have managed so far this season (41.4% on average).

Defensively, UC Riverside features the nation's No. 41-rated defense on the road, allowing 63.3 points per game. CS Northridge, meanwhile, comes in at No. 105 nationally in scoring at home.

UC Riverside was a 57-52 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Southern Utah. They covered the 3-point spread as favorites. The Highlanders got 21 points from Phil Martin as UC Riverside ran past Southern Utah 57-52 on Saturday at Student Center.

CS Northridge lost its last outing, a 62-49 result against Fresno State on February 18. They failed to cover in that game as a 3-point underdog. CS Northridge got 20 points from Josh Greene but lost anyway, 62-49, to Fresno State on Saturday at The Matadome.


UC Riverside Highlanders Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Long Beach State are 5-5
After playing Southern Utah are 2-2
After a win are 5-5

CS Northridge Matadors Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing UC Irvine are 4-6
After playing Fresno State are 2-1
After a loss are 4-6

A few Highlanders at Matadors trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UC Riverside's last 6 games on the road
UC Riverside is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against CS Northridge
UC Riverside is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
UC Riverside is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against CS Northridge
CS Northridge is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing UC Riverside
CS Northridge is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against UC Riverside
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of CS Northridge's last 5 games when playing UC Riverside
The total has gone OVER in 5 of CS Northridge's last 7 games at home


Next up:
UC Riverside at Long Beach State, Saturday, February 25
CS Northridge at UC Irvine, Saturday, February 25