Idaho Vandals vs CSU Northridge Matadors Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Idaho is on the road playing CSU Northridge at the Premier America Credit Union Arena stadium on Monday, 12/19/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. CSU Northridge -3 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

On Monday night, the Cal State Northridge Matadors will face the Idaho Vandals in a non-conference college basketball matchup. The Matadors of the Big West Conference are 2-7 on the season, while Idaho is 5-6. There hasn't been a match between these two foes since Idaho won in 2014. The game begins at 10:00 p.m. in Northridge, California, at PAC Union Arena.

The Vandals are off to a 5-6 start

With a 5-6 record, the Idaho Vandals have won four of their last five games this season. With wins over Walla Walla, Pacific, Northern Illinois, North Dakota, and most recently Northwest Indian College, they haven't faced the toughest schedule in the world.

There is really no point in rehashing over the results of that game since it was clearly a huge mismatch. Idaho has played the 352nd hardest schedule in the country and is still only 5-6. KenPom ranks the Vandals 320th in the country. In terms of offensive efficiency, the team ranks 258 and in terms of defensive efficiency, it ranks 349. With 18.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, Isaac Jones leads the team.

There is a problem at Cal State Northridge

With a 2-7 record, the Cal State Northridge Matadors are off to a rocky start. The only two wins they've had have come against La Sierra College and Whittier, both Division 1 schools. So far this season, they have not beaten a DI school. So far, they have lost to mid-majors, so they aren't playing powerhouses, and their only close loss came against Tennessee State.