Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Cal State Northridge Matadors (2-5) are on their way to Save Mart Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Fresno State Bulldogs (2-5).

The Cal State Northridge Matadors faced Whittier and took home the win by a score of 101-42 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Matadors ended up walking away with 12 while Whittier totaled 17 fouls. They also made 4 out of their 25 attempts from three-point range. Whittier finished the game shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 11 tries. Furthermore, Whittier collected 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Whittier recorded 7 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In regard to the defense, Cal State Northridge let their opponent shoot 23.8% from the floor on 15 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 49 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Matadors knocked down 15 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Cal State Northridge finished the game having earned a 53.5% FG percentage (38 of 71) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Dionte Bostick is a player who was a factor in this contest. He finished 50.0% from the field and dished out 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 16 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He was able to score 13 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

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Cal State Northridge will play this contest with a record of 2-5 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Cal State Northridge is snagging 40.0 boards per contest and has earned 85 assists so far this year, which ranks 340th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Matadors are shooting 30.4% from downtown (42 of 138) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 70.6 points per game (224th in the nation) while going 42.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Matadors are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They give up 29.0% on 3-point shots and they are 57th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (62.7). The Matadors are giving up a FG percentage of 38.2% (147 of 385) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are 20th in D-1 in giving up assists with 73 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Fresno State Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 80-66 when they faced UC Irvine. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Fresno State permitted UC Irvine to grab 23 in all (7 offensive). They finished 28.6% from three-point range by connecting on 4 of 14 and ended up shooting 8 of 9 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Bulldogs allowed UC Irvine to make 27 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% for the game. In all, the Bulldogs finished 32 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Fresno State made 6 out of 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. UC Irvine committed 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest.

Isaih Moore was important for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He earned 22 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 9 out of 14 in the game for a rate of 64.3%, and had 9 rebounds.

Fresno State has a record of 2-5 this season. The Bulldogs commit 16.9 fouls every game and they connect on 72.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.0 times per contest (333rd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. Fresno State has scored 431 points on the season (61.6 per contest) and they pull down 35.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 41.4% from the floor, which is ranked 309th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 58th in college hoops in points given up per game with 62.9. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (67th in D-1). The Fresno State defense allows 29.4% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 163) and opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.6 assists and 34.7 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 66th and 213th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fresno State

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