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Long Beach St. vs CSU Northridge Predictions

Game time: February 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Premier America Credit Union Arena — Northridge, CA

Article updated Feb 17, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Long Beach St. 49ers are traveling to play the CSU Northridge Matadors at the Premier America Credit Union Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Long Beach

Game outlook

The Long Beach St. 49ers are traveling to play the CSU Northridge Matadors at the Premier America Credit Union Arena stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Long Beach St. is the betting favorite opening at -1 and the current line is Long Beach St. -2.

Beach vs Matadors Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts the books have a tight line on the spread and the total will go under 161.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Long Beach St. 74 to CSU Northridge 72

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Long Beach St. 49ers and CSU Northridge Matadors, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw predicts CSU Northridge Matadors to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Long Beach St. will win straight-up is 59%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be LONGB 82.75, CSUN 78.75.

OddsShark predicts Long Beach State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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Long Beach St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 231, Long Beach St. is ranked #73 in offense (scoring an average of 78.52 per game), #293 in defense (allowing an average of 76.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-9 (11-12 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Beach hit an average of 45.56% of their field goals (ranked #131) and 69.72% of their free throws (ranked #262) and makes an average of 31.58% of their three pointers ranked #298 in the NCAAB). They average 38.72 rebounds per game (ranked # 54) and average 15.28 offensive assists and 13.44 turnovers per game (ranked # 63 and 306 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Long Beach St. allows an average of 42.85% field goals (ranked #141) and 69.47% free throws (ranked #70 in the NCAAB) The Beach allow an average of 34.50% of the three pointers (ranked #261) and averages 35.56 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.56) Finally, the Beach average 15.64 defensive assists and 14.56 turnovers per game (ranked # 346 and 43 respectively).

CSU Northridge Key Betting Stats

CSU Northridge Matadors has a power ranking of 305 and are #103 for offense (scoring an average of 76.54 per game), #211 for defense (giving up an average of 72.73 points per game) and 17-9 (18-6 ATS) overall. Long Beach St. went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against CSU Northridge.

For offense, the Matadors hit an average of 46.36% of their field goals (ranked #86) and 68.12% of their free throws (ranked #303) and makes an average of 32.18% of their three pointers (ranked #264 in the NCAAB). They average 40.77 rebounds per game (ranked # 11) and average 13.81 offensive assists and 14.58 turnovers per game (ranked # 132) and 343 respectively).

On defense, CSU Northridge allows an average of 39.76% field goals (ranked #16) and 73.33% free throws (ranked #277 in the NCAAB) The Matadors allow an average of 31.75% of the three pointers (ranked #77) and averages 33.69 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.69) Finally, the Matadors average 13.96 defensive assists and 13.38 turnovers per game (ranked # 282 and 81 respectively).

Betting Summary

Long Beach St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the books have a tight line on the spread and the total will go under 161.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw 49ers vs Matadors archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past 49ers vs Matadors matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Long Beach St. 49ers-122 → -138Moved
  • Moneyline · CSU Northridge Matadors+102 → +115Moved
  • Spread · Long Beach St. 49ers-1 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · CSU Northridge Matadors+1 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over161 (-110) → 161.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under161 (-110) → 161.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Long Beach St. 49ers
14-9 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
CSU Northridge Matadors
13-8 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-17T11:36:31.957Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Long Beach St. 49ers and CSU Northridge Matadors, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-12-30CSU Northridge Matadors 84 · Long Beach St. 49ers 68
  • 2023-02-25CSU Northridge Matadors 64 · Long Beach St. 49ers 71
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Long Beach St. 49ers defeated CSU Northridge Matadors 87-73

Long Beach St. 49ers defeated CSU Northridge Matadors 87-73 on February 17, 2024, a 14-point decision in the series. Long Beach St. 49ers' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 52-37. Against SportsJaw's recorded Long Beach St. 49ers -2 (-110) spread, Long Beach St. 49ers covered, while the 160 combined points finished under the recorded total of 161.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • OddssharkTotal · Over 161.75 (-110)Loss
  • NutinbutlocksSpread · Long Beach St. 49ers -1 (-110)Win
  • Steve512Spread · Long Beach St. 49ers +2 (-110)Win