Updated December 26, 2025
The Cal State Northridge Matadors will travel to Maples Pavilion to take on the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday night. Stanford arrives on the back of a three-game winning streak led by the contributions of Ebuka Okorie, while Northridge comes on a four-game winning streak and led by sharpshooting guard Larry Hughes II. Can Stanford extend their winning streak as a heavy favorite? Find out what I think here, as I make my Cal State Northridge vs Stanford prediction.
Pick: | Cal State Northridge +16.5 |
Confidence: | 3/5 |
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Score Projection: Stanford 85 – Cal State Northridge 72
Win Probability: Stanford 88%, Cal State Northridge 12%
Stanford has the edge in terms of overall level of talent across their entirety of their roster. But I'm going to take the points with the Cal State Northridge Matadors in this contest. CSUN is talented offensively and should be able to speed the game up to some degree. They will keep this game a little more respectable than the 16.5-point spread would lead you to expect.
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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