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Northridge @ Long Beach State

Current Records: Northridge 5-9; Long Beach State 5-9

What to Know

The Long Beach State Beach have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Northridge Matadors at 7 p.m. ET Jan. 15 at The Walter Pyramid. Long Beach State will be strutting in after a victory while Northridge will be stumbling in from a loss.

The Santa Barbara Gauchos typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday the Beach proved too difficult a challenge. Long Beach State took their game against Santa Barbara 65-58.

Meanwhile, the contest between Northridge and the Cal State Fullerton Titans on Thursday was not a total blowout, but with the Matadors falling 79-64 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one.

Long Beach State is the favorite in this one, with an expected 7.5-point margin of victory. Those who got lucky with them against the spread on Thursday might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the team has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.

The Beach's win brought them up to 5-9 while Northridge's defeat pulled them down to an identical 5-9. A couple stats to keep an eye on: Long Beach State is fourth worst in college basketball in points allowed per game, with 78.7 on average. The Matadors have experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the matchup with the ninth fewest points per game in college basketball, having accrued only 61.5 on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: The Walter Pyramid -- Long Beach, California
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $10.00

Odds

The Beach are a big 7.5-point favorite against the Matadors, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Long Beach State have won six out of their last 11 games against Northridge.

  • Mar 09, 2021 - Long Beach State 85 vs. Northridge 63
  • Feb 26, 2020 - Northridge 73 vs. Long Beach State 64
  • Jan 08, 2020 - Northridge 95 vs. Long Beach State 77
  • Feb 20, 2019 - Long Beach State 80 vs. Northridge 78
  • Jan 23, 2019 - Northridge 86 vs. Long Beach State 71
  • Jan 27, 2018 - Long Beach State 70 vs. Northridge 66
  • Jan 10, 2018 - Long Beach State 80 vs. Northridge 70
  • Feb 01, 2017 - Northridge 108 vs. Long Beach State 98
  • Jan 11, 2017 - Northridge 89 vs. Long Beach State 82
  • Feb 06, 2016 - Long Beach State 81 vs. Northridge 76
  • Jan 06, 2016 - Long Beach State 94 vs. Northridge 79