UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Northridge 03/13/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos will be on the road again Thursday with a game in Nevada against Cal State Northridge. UC Santa Barbara comes into Thursday with twenty wins and 12 losses overall following the five point victory on Wednesday. Offensively the Gauchos average75.1 points or 47.4% from the floor of this season. Defensively UC Santa Barbara has held their own allowing just 68.8 points per game overall. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Stephan Swenson leads the UC Santa Barbara offense this season averaging 13 points and 4.4 assists per game. Big man Kenny Pohto averages 11.9 points to go along with a team leading 6.3 rebounds. Deuce Turner and Jason Fonetnet IIare both tied for third on the roster averaging 10.3 points per game a piece.

The Cal State Northridge Matadors come into Thursday with 22 wins and 9 losses overall having won three of the last five after a nine point victory against Hawaii in their last outing. Offensively the Matadors average just over 80 points on 46.8% shoot from the floor this season. Defensively Cal State Northridge has held their own allowing 72.3 points per game this season through 31 games played.

Offensively Cal State Northridge was the better team in their last outing giving up just 73 points on 40.4% from the floor. The Matadors pulled in 35 rebounds and forced 14 turnovers in the game. Offensively Cal State Northridge rolled scoring 82 points on 50% shooting from the floor and knocked down 10 long balls in the game. Marcus Adams Jr. led the way for the Cal State Northridge offense with 21 points on 16 shots against Hawaii. PJ Fuller II chipped in a second best 16 points on 11 shots and only 15 minutes of action.

The Matadors are the better team in this game and will do the work in this game on Thursday. Northridge has the better offense and the more talented team to carry them to the win in this game. Take Cal State Northridge Thursday to get the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Cal State Northridge Matadors win and cover 77-63.