The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors and CSU Northridge Matadors meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Premier America Credit Union Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors Betting Preview
The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are averaging 67.2 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 61.4 points on 40.5 percent shooting. Noel Coleman is averaging 12.5 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Kamaka Hepa is averaging 11.8 points and 6.4 rebounds. JoVon McClanahan is the third double-digit scorer and Samuta Avea is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line. The Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors are allowing 28.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.
The CSU Northridge Matadors Betting Preview
The CSU Northridge Matadors are averaging 63.4 points on 39.6 percent shooting and allowing 67.7 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Atin Wright is averaging 16 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Dionte Bostick is averaging 12.4 points and 2.7 assists. De’Sean Allen-Eikens is the third double-digit scorer and Dearon Tucker is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The CSU Northridge Matadors are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The CSU Northridge Matadors are allowing 33.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.7 rebounds per game.
Hawaii vs Northridge Trends
The Rainbow Warriors are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Matadors are 6-15 ATS in their last 21 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The under is 4-1 in Rainbow Warriors last 5 overall. The under is 6-2 in Matadors last 8 games following a ATS win. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
It’s tough to get behind the Cal State-Northridge Matadors, a team that doesn’t win or cover numbers and appears to be getting worse. Cal State-Northridge is losing its last 5 games by an average of 8.8 points. Hawaii looks to prove it’s the top team in the conference and cant let games like this slip away. I’ll lay the chalk.