Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 3/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Cal State Northridge (+7)

The Cal State Northridge Matadors (22-10) are en route to Maples Pavilion on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Stanford Cardinal (20-13) in the 1st round of the NIT. Cal State Northridge is 7-point underdogs. The over/under comes in at 152.5.

The Cal State Northridge Matadors took the court against UC Santa Barbara and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-72 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Matadors walked away with 22 and UC Santa Barbara recorded 21 fouls. They made 13 of 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. UC Santa Barbara went 86.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, UC Santa Barbara had 21 rebounds (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UC Santa Barbara doled out 16 assists and had 12 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Cal State Northridge let their opponent shoot 37.7% from the floor on 23 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Matadors made 18 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Cal State Northridge finished having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 out of 55) and buried 4 out of their 15 shots from 3-point land.

Keonte Jones is one player who came through for the matchup. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 mins and grabbed 11 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Cal State Northridge will play this game with a mark of 22-10 on the year. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Cal State Northridge is grabbing 40.3 boards per contest and has 530 assists so far this year, which is 40th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Matadors are shooting 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (215 of 617) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They average 80.6 pts per contest (34th in the nation) while shooting 46.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Matadors are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 fouls. They relinquish 34.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 204th in college in opponents points per game (72.5). The Matadors defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.2% (712 of 1,770) and they concede 31.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 221st in Division 1 in allowing assists with 439 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Stanford Cardinal took a defeat with a final score of 75-73 when they faced Louisville. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Stanford permitted Louisville to collect 30 in all (8 offensive). They finished 34.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 11 out of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). The Cardinal allowed Louisville to make 28 out of 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.9% for this game. When the game finished, the Cardinal went 26 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 46.4%. When talking about shots from downtown, Stanford made 11 of their 26 tries (42.3%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Louisville earned 11 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Cardinal were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 for the matchup.

Oziyah Sellers was important for the Cardinal in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 12 in this contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 37 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes in the game.

Stanford has a record of 20-13 on the season. The Cardinal commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they hit 78.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.8 times per contest (166th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per game. Stanford has totaled 2,409 points for the campaign (73.0 per game) and they pull down 34.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Cardinal are connecting on 43.4% from the floor, which is 256th in college hoops.

The Stanford defense concedes 33.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (207 of 619) and opponents are making 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 10.1 dimes and 33.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 11th and 93rd in the country. The Cardinal on defense are ranked 138th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 70.6. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (252nd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford (-7)

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