Cal State-Northridge vs Hawaii 3/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (15-10) vs. Cal State-Northridge Matadors (7-21)
March 5, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cal State-Northridge Matadors +6 / Hawaii Rainbow Warriors -6; Over/Under: -141.5
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The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors and CSU Northridge Matadors meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Matadome. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The CSU Northridge Matadors look to snap a five-game losing streak.
The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are averaging 69.2 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 64.4 points on 42 percent shooting. Noel Coleman is averaging 14.8 points and 3.1 rebounds, while Jerome Desrosiers is averaging 11.2 points and 6.6 rebounds. Junior Madut is the third double-digit scorer and Bernardo da Silva is dishing 1.1 assists. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are allowing 30 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
The CSU Northridge Matadors are averaging 62.1 points on 40.5 percent shooting and allowing 71.3 points on 45 percent shooting. Atin Wright is averaging 14.3 points and 2.3 rebounds, while Elijah Hardy is averaging 12.1 points and 2.9 assists. Onyi Eyisi is grabbing 4.3 rebounds and Brendan Harrick is grabbing 3.7 rebounds. The CSU Northridge Matadors are shooting 30.4 percent from beyond the arc and 67.9 percent from the free throw line. The CSU Northridge Matadors are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game.
The Rainbow Warriors are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 Saturday games. The Matadors are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 16-5-1 in Rainbow Warriors last 22 overall. The over is 7-3 in Matadors last 10 overall. The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors are the better team and should be favored by a decent amount. The CSU Northridge Matadors look like a club that’s been waiting for the season to end, as they’re losing their last five games by an average of 14.2 points, and they lose at home by an average of 6.1 points. CSU Northridge has been falling apart for a while. Give me Hawaii and the reasonable chalk.
