The UC Riverside Highlanders (19-11, 12-6 Big West) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to continue a seven-game home win streak when they host the CSU Northridge Matadors (21-8, 13-5 Big West) on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET. The over/under is set at 158.5 in the matchup.

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CSU Northridge vs. UC Riverside betting lines

• CSU Northridge moneyline odds to win: -118
• UC Riverside moneyline odds to win: -102
• Spread: CSU Northridge (-1.5)
• Total: 158.5

CSU Northridge statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• CSU Northridge sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (5-5-0) than it does in road games (8-7-0).
• The Matadors have hit the over on the over/under in a lower percentage of home games (30%) than games on the road (66.7%).
• CSU Northridge has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 7-1 (.875). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 6-2 (.750).

Recent trends

• The Matadors have been putting up 79.5 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 80.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
• CSU Northridge’s defense has been less stingy lately, as the team has allowed 72.8 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 71.5 points per game its opponents average on the season.
• Over their past 10 outings, the Matadors are making 0.2 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.5 compared to 6.7 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (34.0% compared to 34.3% season-long).

CSU Northridge betting records this season

• ATS Record: 15-12-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 8-7-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 11-7-0 (As Favorite: 11-7-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
• O-U-P: 14-13-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 10-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-3 (Home: 7-1; Away: 6-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 4-3)

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UC Riverside statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• UC Riverside’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .667 (8-4-0). Away, it is .625 (10-6-0).
• Highlanders games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (eight times out of 12) than on the road (nine of 16) this season.
• In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Highlanders have a better winning percentage at home (1.000, 2-0 record) than on the road (.385, 5-8).

Recent trends

• The Highlanders have played better offensively over their previous 10 games, posting 78.7 points per contest, 4.1 more than their season average of 74.6.
• Over its past 10 games, UC Riverside is giving up 75.2 points per contest, 1.4 more points than its season average (73.8).
• In their previous 10 games, the Highlanders are draining 9.6 three-pointers per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (9.0). They also sport a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (36.6%) compared to their season average (34.2%).

UC Riverside betting records this season

• ATS Record: 18-10-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 10-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 10-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 11-4-0)
• O-U-P: 17-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 9-7-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-8 (Home: 2-0; Away: 5-8)