UCSD vs. CSU Northridge Prediction: Picks and Betting Odds – Thursday, February 27, 2025 ...Middle East

A pair of streaking teams hit the court when the UCSD Tritons (24-4, 14-2 Big West) visit the CSU Northridge Matadors (20-7, 12-4 Big West) on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET. The Tritons are 5.5-point favorites and put their nine-game win streak on the line against the Matadors, winners of seven straight. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5 points.

UCSD vs. CSU Northridge Odds

UCSD odds to win: -245 CSU Northridge odds to win: +200 Spread: UCSD (-5.5) Total: 149.5

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Game Time and Information

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025 Time: 10:00 PM ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Northridge, California Venue: Premier America Credit Union Arena

Who Will Win UCSD vs. CSU Northridge?

UCSD and CSU Northridge Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

UCSD has a 14-5 record against the spread this season when favored by 5.5 points or more.

When it has played as at least a 5.5-point underdog this year, CSU Northridge is 1-3 against the spread.

These two teams average 161 points per game combined, 11.5 more than the total of 149.5.

UCSD and CSU Northridge have seen their opponents average a combined 16.4 fewer points per game than the point total of 149.5 set for this game.

The average point total for UCSD’s games this year is 7.0 fewer points than the total of 149.5 in this matchup.

The average over/under for Matadors games this year is 2.1 more points than the point total of 149.5 for this outing.

So far this season, the Tritons have put together a 21-5-0 record against the spread.

The Matadors are 14-11-0 against the spread this season.

UCSD Stats & Insights

UCSD averages 80.5 points per game (40th in college basketball) while allowing 62.0 per outing (ninth in college basketball). It has a +516 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 18.5 points per game.

The 30.4 rebounds per game UCSD averages rank 278th in the nation. Its opponents grab 30.0 per contest.

The Tritons make 10.6 three-pointers per game (10th in college basketball) while shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc (63rd in college basketball). They are making 2.7 more threes per outing than their opponents, who drain 7.9 per game while shooting 34.0%.

UCSD ranks seventh in college basketball by averaging 107.4 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is seventh in college basketball, allowing 82.8 points per 100 possessions.

The Tritons score 83.8 points per game in home games, compared to 78.2 points per game on the road, a difference of 5.6 points per contest.

CSU Northridge Stats & Insights

CSU Northridge’s +253 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 80.5 points per game (40th in college basketball) while giving up 71.1 per outing (152nd in college basketball).

CSU Northridge is 14th in college basketball at 36.7 rebounds per game. That’s 9.1 more than the 27.6 its opponents average.

CSU Northridge knocks down 6.7 three-pointers per game (291st in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (161st in college basketball), compared to the 9.3 per outing its opponents make, shooting 34.4% from deep.

CSU Northridge averages 98.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (105th in college basketball), and allows 87.2 points per 100 possessions (42nd in college basketball).

At home, the Matadors average 81.5 points per game. Away, they score 78.7.

UCSD Key Players to Watch

The Tritons leader in points, rebounds and assists is Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, who averages 19.8 points, 5.3 boards and 3.4 assists per game.

Tyler McGhie makes more threes per game than any other member of the Tritons, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.4 per contest.

Hayden Gray and Tait-Jones lead UCSD on the defensive end, with Gray leading the team in steals averaging 3.4 per game and Tait-Jones in blocks averaging 0.4 per contest.

CSU Northridge Key Players to Watch

Keonte Jones has racked up 9.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and is atop the Matadors leaderboards in those categories.

Marcus Adams Jr. scores 16.3 points per game, and is at the top of the CSU Northridge scoring leaderboard. Adams also grabs 4.9 rebounds and tacks on 1.4 assists per game.

Adams hits 2.0 three-pointers per game, the most on the Matadors.

Jones’ steals (1.9 steals per game) and blocks (1.4 blocks per game) pace CSU Northridge on defense.