The Cal Poly Mustangs and CSU Northridge Matadors meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Matadome. The Cal Poly Mustangs need a win after losing four of their last five games. The CSU Northridge Matadors need a win after losing five of their last six games.
The Cal Poly Mustangs are averaging 62.5 points on 40.4 percent shooting and allowing 66.5 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Alimamy Koroma is averaging 12.5 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Jacob Davison is averaging 11.9 points and 3.6 rebounds. Trevon Taylor is dishing 0.9 assists and Kyle Colbin is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Cal Poly Mustangs are shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc and 66.4 percent from the free throw line. The Cal Poly Mustangs are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.5 rebounds per game.
The CSU Northridge Matadors are averaging 60.8 points on 38.9 percent shooting and allowing 69.5 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Atin Wright is averaging 12.7 points and 2.2 rebounds, while Elijah Hardy is averaging 10.6 points and 2.8 assists. Onyi Eyisi is grabbing 3.6 rebounds and Brendan Harrick is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The CSU Northridge Matadors are shooting 28.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The CSU Northridge Matadors are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Mustangs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Matadors are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games. The under is 13-5 in Mustangs last 18 overall. The under is 10-3 in Matadors last 13 overall. The underdog is 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings.
These are two rough basketball teams, and I’m sure the layoff doesn’t help either side. The Cal Poly Mustangs haven’t played a game since December 17 and their defense gets torched more times than not. The Cal State-Northridge Matadors are at least at home here, and they had a game last week to kind of shave some rust off. Give me the Matadors if forced to pick.