CSU Northridge Matadors vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/28/2022

Game Time: 12:00 am ET, Friday, January 28, 2022

Venue:  SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  CSUN +12.5, Hawaii -12.5; Over/Under:  130.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  CSUN +12.5, Hawaii -12.5; Over/Under:  130.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  CSUN +12.5, Hawaii -12.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

 

CSU Northridge Matadors:  5-13 (11th place, Big West)

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors:  9-5 (2nd place, Big West)

 

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CSU Northridge Matadors:  0-5 last 5

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

CSUN is coming into this game with a 5-13 record overall and they are 1-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 8th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 1-6 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Cal Poly Mustangs but they have gone on a 5 game losing streak since then with their losses coming against the Cal State Fullerton Titans, the Long Beach State 49ers, the UC Davis Aggies, the UC Riverside Highlanders, and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in their last game. Elijah Hardy led the team in points in that game with 13 while Darius Beane was next on the team off the bench with 10 points. Christian Gray, Hardy, Atin Wright, Miles James, and Marcel Stevens all led the team in assists in that game with 1 each while Fidelis Okereke led the team in rebounds with 12. They are 39.3% from the field, 28.5% from 3-point range, and 72.7% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 60.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.4 PPG against them. CSUN has an ATS record of 5-11 this season and their O/U record is 5-11.

 

 

Hawaii is coming into this game with a 9-5 record overall and they are 5-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 6th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 5-0 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the USF Bulls but they have gone on a 5 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Long Beach State 49ers, the UC Irvine Anteaters, the UC San Diego Tritons, the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Cal Poly Mustangs in their last game. Bernardo da Silva led the team in points in that game with 14 while Jerome Desrosiers and Noel Coleman were both next on the team with 12 points each. Junior Madut led the team in assists in that game with 3 while da Silva led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They are 46% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 74.3% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 73.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.8 PPG against them. Hawaii has an ATS record of 9-4 this season and their O/U record is 5-7-1.

 

Hawaii is coming into this game as a 12.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Hawaii has been playing well winning 5 straight games coming into this one. They also have home advantage in this game and sometimes it can be a really big advantage because of the travel and the fact that it is hard to stay focused with all of the surrounding distractions over there. CSUN has been awful this season and they are coming off of 3 straight losses at home by double digits. They even lost 2 of those games at home by more than 20 points. CSUN is not going to go on the road here in Hawaii of all places and put up a good fight here. Hawaii has been playing well and will continue to truck on in this game. The best bet to place in this game is on Hawaii to cover the spread here.

 

CSU Northridge Hawaii Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, January 28, 2022 (12:00 am ET start time) is Hawaii 76 CSUN 51.

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CSU Northridge Matadors: 2-7 O/U after a game with 9 or less assists. 5-11 O/U in all games. 1-6 O/U as an underdog of 10 or more points. 4-10 O/U as an underdog. 2-6 O/U as a road underdog or pick. 2-15 O/U after failing to cover the spread in 5 or more consecutive games.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors: 16-22 O/U against conference opponents. 5-12 O/U in January games. 14-22 O/U after a conference game. 7-17 O/U after 1 or more consecutive unders. 5-10 O/U after allowing 60 points or less.

 

 

CSU Northridge Matadors:  None.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors:  M. Colina (C) Ques Fri - Conditioning. S. Avea (G) out for season - Personal.

 

 

“I really just try to play my hardest and it just kind of comes with the game… in my position I need to be proactive on the defensive end so I need to make sure that I get some steals. I haven’t done a good job at stepping up, so I need to make sure that these next few conference games, and then even going into the tournament… I step up so we can get some wins.” - Atin Wright after their loss against UC Davis.

 

 

“I thought our guys did a really nice job defensively. Our separation over the last five games or so has been on the defensive end. There’s been a lot of talk about the way we share the ball and the way we shoot the ball, but the separation has come from the way we have been able to defend.” - Eran Ganot on his team’s win against Cal poly.

 

 

 

O. Eyisi 

E. Hardy 

B. Harrick 

M. James 

A. Wright

 

N. Coleman 

B. Da Silva 

J. Desrosiers 

K. Hepa 

J. Madut

 

 

PPG: A. Wright (13.1)

APG: E. Hardy (2.8)

Reb/G: C. Gray (4.9)

 

PPG: N. Coleman (16)

APG: J. McClanahan (3.8)

Reb/G: B. Da Silva (8.1)

 

Coaches:

CSU Northridge Matadors: Mark Gottfried (4th season)

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors: Eran Ganot (7th season)