CSU Northridge vs Fresno St. Basketball Picks & Predictions
CSU Northridge is on the road playing Fresno St. at the Save Mart Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. Fresno St. -14 was the opening favorite and current
Game outlook
CSU Northridge is on the road playing Fresno St. at the Save Mart Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. Fresno St. -14 was the opening favorite and current line is Fresno St. -13.5.
In their last game, Cal State Northridge snapped its five-game losing streak with a blowout victory. That win, as well as their season opener, came against a non-Division 1 team. After beating a non-D1 team in their opening game, Fresno State lost five straight. In their last game against a D1 team, they scored 80 points. The Bulldogs beat the Matadors 61-43 last season at home. It's a comfortable 14.5-point lead for Fresno State
Early crushing of the minnow
Cal State Northridge beat NCAA Division III - SCIAC side Whittier 101-42 at home, outscoring them 49-18 in the first half. Throughout the game, the Matadors shot 53.5% from the floor, held the Poets to 23.8%, and forced 17 turnovers. There were five Matadors in double figures, led by De'Sean Allen-Eikens with 17 points and Dionte Bostick with 13 points. While they lost their previous four games, they covered the spread in three of them.
CSUN's defense has been effective this season, giving up an average of 62.7 points per game. While they average 70.6 points per game, their two wins over non-D1 teams totaled 191 points. In his previous two games, Bostick only scored 16 points and failed to shoot over 21.4% from the field. He is one of three players averaging at least 11 points per game with 14.3 points per game. Wright (12.4 ppg) had only six points in the previous game and 10 in the previous one. In three of his last four games, Allen-Eikens (11.4 ppg) has shot over 83% from the field. Cal State Northridge is 0-3 on the road this season.