Cal State-Northridge vs UC-Santa Barbara 1/25/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos (7-7) vs. Cal State-Northridge Matadors (5-12)
January 25, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cal State-Northridge Matadors +6.5 / UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos -6.5; Over/Under: -131.5
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The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos and the CSU-Northridge Matadors meet in college basketball action from the Matadome on Tuesday night.
The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos will look to snap a three-game losing skid after a 79-73 loss to CSU-Fullerton last time out. Amadou Sow leads the Gauchos in scoring and rebounding with 15.8 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Ajare Sanni has 10.7 PPG, 2.9 APG and 2.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UCSB so far this season. Miles Norris has 9.6 PPG with 5.3 RPG while Ajay Mitchell’s dished out a team-high 4.3 APG as well this season. As a team, UC-Santa Barbara is averaging 75.6 PPG on 48.9% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 71.1% from the foul line while allowing 67.9 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field and 32.4% from three this season.
The CSU-Northridge Matadors will look to snap a four-game losing streak after a 77-67 loss to UC-Riverside last time out. Atin Wright leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 13.1 PPG while Elijah Hardy has 10.5 PPG with 4.6 RPG and 2.8 APG to lead the Matadors in assists and to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for CSUN this season. Christian Gray has 4.9 RPG as well to lead CSU-Northridge on the glass. As a team, CSU-Northridge is averaging 60.6 PPG on 39.3% shooting from the field, 28.5% from three and 72.7% from the foul line while allowing 69.4 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field and 31.3% from three this season.
UC-Santa Barbara is 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite while the under is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games against a team with a losing record. CSU-Northridge is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog while the under is 7-3 in their last 10 home games.
I get that the Matadors aren’t a great basketball team, but how can anyone feel good about laying three buckets with a Gauchos team that’s 0-6 SU/ATS on the road this season? I mean There’s being due and then there’s whatever UCSB is here. I’m not buying it. Give me the Matadors and the points in this one.
