Who’s Playing
CSNorthridge Matadors @ Cal Poly Mustangs
Current Records: CSNorthridge 6-3, Cal Poly 5-5
How To Watch
What to Know
After two games on the road, Cal Poly is heading back home. They and the CSNorthridge Matadors will face off in a Big West battle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 80.7 points per game this season.
Cal Poly will face CSNorthridge after failing to hit the over/under the oddsmakers set for them on Thursday which, to be fair, was an imposing 159 points. Cal Poly took a 77-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of UC Davis. The Mustangs have struggled against the Aggies recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though they lost, Cal Poly smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That’s the most offensive rebounds they’ve managed all season.
Meanwhile, CSNorthridge entered their contest against UC Riverside on Thursday without any home losses, but there’s a first time for everything. CSNorthridge took a 68-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of UC Riverside. The Matadors didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Cal Poly’s loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for CSNorthridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cal Poly has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.6 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like CSNorthridge struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 40.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Cal Poly came up short against CSNorthridge when the teams last played back in February, falling 78-65. Will Cal Poly have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Series History
CSNorthridge has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Cal Poly.
- Feb 08, 2024 – CSNorthridge 78 vs. Cal Poly 65
- Dec 28, 2023 – CSNorthridge 83 vs. Cal Poly 73
- Feb 11, 2023 – CSNorthridge 64 vs. Cal Poly 53
- Dec 29, 2022 – Cal Poly 67 vs. CSNorthridge 57
- Feb 10, 2022 – CSNorthridge 83 vs. Cal Poly 78
- Jan 08, 2022 – CSNorthridge 68 vs. Cal Poly 55
- Jan 30, 2021 – CSNorthridge 64 vs. Cal Poly 51
- Jan 29, 2021 – Cal Poly 76 vs. CSNorthridge 70
- Feb 13, 2020 – CSNorthridge 81 vs. Cal Poly 73
- Jan 11, 2020 – Cal Poly 74 vs. CSNorthridge 56
