# 531 cs northridge -1.5

# 531 cs northridge -1.5 matadors come in tonight off of their worst effort of the season losing 52-43 at pacific saturday night in a game which they did nothing right.shot 28% from the field and got just 16 pts from the starters.home court in this game is nothing to scare anyone off the game and northridge away from home has played zero cupcakes having gone to purdue,washington,denver and colorado.uc davis will be playing their 8th home game but 5 have come vs non board teams with the other 2 a loss to sacramento st and a 4 pt win over fullerton saturday night where they were hot from 3 pt range.there is a huge injury situation in this game as well...uc davis gaurd mark payne is very doubtful after hurting his shoulder in this last game.he is the team's leading scorer at 17ppg and shoots it at 43% from long range.also leads team in minutes played,assists and steals.most likely not going to play and if he does that shoulder will limit his effectiveness.both teams shooting will come back to the median from saturday night's games and northridge is in a solid spot here to get a road win....CS NORTHRIDGE -1.5 is a play

I firmly agree. Here is my take. 531/532 Cal Northridge at UC Davis
Northridge has won 9 of the last 10 meetings in this series and they are clearly the better team here. Despite a slightly lesser record they have played a much harder schedule. According to the RPI ratings the Matadors sit at a 91 while the host Aggies are at a 318. Northridge off five straight losses to the likes of Washington and Colorado will be extremely hungry to take out some frustrations on a regular punching bag rival.
UC Davis on the other hand is off two straight victories over Whittier and Fullerton State. Over the last six years they are 11-48 straight up when facing a team with a rating in the top 200 in the country. Here we have the more talented team with a chip on their shoulder in a win situation against a team they beat on a regular basis. This one will get ugly.
PLAY CAL NORTHRIDGE