The Long Beach State 49ers and CSU Northridge Matadors meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Matadome. The Long Beach State 49ers look to build on their 10-game winning streak. The CSU Northridge Matadors need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games.
The Long Beach State 49ers are averaging 73.7 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 72.8 points on 42.7 percent shooting. Joel Murray is averaging 15.9 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Colin Slater is averaging 14 points and 3 rebounds. Joe Hampton is dishing 1.2 assists and Jadon Jones is grabbing 3.8 rebounds. The Long Beach State 49ers are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Long Beach State 49ers are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The CSU Northridge Matadors are averaging 62.7 points on 40.3 percent shooting and allowing 70.7 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Atin Wright is averaging 14.1 points and 2.5 rebounds, while Elijah Hardy is averaging 12.4 points and 2.8 assists. Onyi Eyisi is grabbing 4.4 rebounds and Brendan Harrick is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The CSU Northridge Matadors are shooting 30.5 percent from beyond the arc and 68 percent from the free throw line. The CSU Northridge Matadors are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.7 rebounds per game.
The Beach are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games and 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Matadors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Beach last 7 road games. The over is 5-0 in Matadors last 5 overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Long Beach State is one of the hotter teams in the country, and it’s winning by an average of 9.2 points in its last five games. Long Beach State is also covering numbers left and right and is 15-6 against the spread on the season. The Cal State-Northridge Matadors aren’t covering numbers, and they lose at home by an average of 5.4 points. I’ll gladly lay the points with LBSU.