UC Riverside Highlanders vs CSU Northridge Matadors: Don Best Odds & Insights for 3/5/2021

The CSU Northridge Matadors (9-10) host the UC Riverside Highlanders (11-7) as 9-point underdogs after TJ Starks went off for 25 points in the Matadors 90-87 victory over CSU Bakersfield. The matchup is at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, March 5, 2021. The matchup has an over/under of 147 points.

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UC Riverside Leaders

• Arinze Chidom leads the Highlanders in scoring, racking up 13.2 points per game.
• Zyon Pullin leads the team with 4.2 assists a game and Flynn Cameron paces the squad with 5.5 rebounds per matchup.
• The Highlanders are led by Wil Tattersall from long distance -- he knocks down 2.1 shots from deep per game.
• Cameron leads the team with 1.0 steal per game. Chidom collects 0.8 blocks a game to pace UC Riverside.

CSU Northridge Leaders

• Starks owns the Matadors top spot in scoring with 21.6 points per game and also tacks on 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest.
• The Matadors leaders in rebounds and assists are Alex Merkviladze (6.2 rebounds per game) and Darius Brown II (5.4 assists per game).
• Starks paces the Matadors with a team-high 2.0 made three-pointers per game.
• Brown leads the Highlanders with 1.0 steals per game and Fidelis Okereke is their top shot blocker with 0.6 blocks per game.

UC Riverside vs CSU Northridge: Last 4 Meetings

CSU Northridge leads the past four matchups 4-0 over UC Riverside. In those matchups with the Highlanders, the Matadors have a 1-0 record against the spread.

Points Insights

• The 71.3 points per game the Highlanders average are 6.9 fewer points than the Matadors allow (78.2).
• When UC Riverside puts up more than 78.2 points, it is 3-0 against the spread and 4-2 overall.
• CSU Northridge is 5-7 against the spread and 6-9 overall when allowing more than 71.3 points.
• The Matadors average 10 more points per game (73.2) than the Highlanders allow (63.2).
• When it scores more than 63.2 points, CSU Northridge is 8-0 against the spread and 9-5 overall.
• UC Riverside's record is 0-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall when it gives up more than 73.2 points.
• The Highlanders have put up a total of 146 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 8.1 per game), while the Matadors have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 96 total points, -5 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Highlanders and the Matadors rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 35.8 and 31.1 boards per game, respectively.
• When UC Riverside earns the rebounding advantage they are 7-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, CSU Northridge is 6-6.
• The Highlanders and the Matadors grab offensive rebounds at about the same rate (8.2 and 8.3 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Matadors are 3-5 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Highlanders are 2-4 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• UC Riverside finds nightly success on the glass with an average rebounding margin of +5.2 rebounds per game. CSU Northridge struggles in comparison averaging a margin of -4.1.