San Diego State vs Cal State-Fullerton 11/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Cal State Fullerton Titans and San Diego State Aztecs meet Monday in college basketball action at the Viejas Arena. The Cal State Fullerton Titans are coming off a 21-win season and a big dance trip. The San Diego State Aztecs are coming off a 23-win season and have reached that win total back-to-back years.

The Cal State Fullerton Titans have reached at least 20 wins 8 times in school history. Jalen Harris returns after averaging 9.3 points and 1 rebound, while Vincent Lee averaged 8 points and 6.1 rebounds. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. played over 800 minutes last season and Tory San Antonio averaged 3.7 rebounds. The Cal State Fullerton Titans say goodbye to their top-3 scorers from last season, so it’s fair to expect a step back this season. However, Cal State Fullerton does return a handful of depth from last season, and it will only take a player or two to emerge from the pack to make a difference. 

The San Diego State Aztecs enter the sixth season under coach Brian Dutcher. Matt Bradley returns after averaging 16.9 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Lamont Butler averaged 7.3 points and 2.1 assists. Nathan Mensah played almost 800 minutes last season and Keshad Johnson averaged 4.5 rebounds. The San Diego State Aztecs return 4 of their top-5 scorers from last season, including one of the best players in the MWC in Bradley. SDSU gets a 4-star recruit in Elijah Saunders, and a couple of transfers in Michal Parrish from Oakland and Darrion Trammell from Seattle.

The Titans are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Aztecs are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 Monday games. The under is 4-1 in Titans last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Aztecs last 6 home games. The underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The Cal State Fullerton Titans have a lot of production to replace, and this isn’t the spot where you figure things out. The San Diego State Aztecs are always a super well coached team, and they return a lot of the key players from last year’s squad. Cal State-Fullerton is likely going to have a hard time scoring in this contest. I’ll lay the chalk with the Aztecs.