Cal State Northridge Matadors vs North Dakota State Bison Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal State Northridge Matadors vs North Dakota State Bison

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: Scheels Center in Fargo, ND

TV: ESPN+

The Cal State Northridge Matadors (2-1) are headed to Scheels Center on Tuesday where they will play the North Dakota State Bison (0-2).

The Cal State Northridge Matadors played North Dakota and walked away with a win by a score of 93-85 in their last contest. Cal State Northridge ended the game having earned a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 of 60) and knocked down 8 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Matadors buried 19 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 61.3%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 assists for the matchup while creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to defense, Cal State Northridge allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the floor on 31 of 65 shooting. North Dakota doled out 15 assists and had 11 steals for the game. On top of that, North Dakota grabbed 24 boards (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. North Dakota finished 65.2% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 23 attempts. They also converted 8 of their 29 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Matadors ended up finishing with 20 and North Dakota finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

Josiah Davis is someone who came through for this game. He finished 57.1% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and also grabbed 2 boards. He accounted for 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Cal State Northridge will take the court with a mark of 2-1 on the campaign. They turn it over 17.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Cal State Northridge is pulling down 47.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 49 dimes on the season, which is 18th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Matadors are hitting 36.8% on 3-pointers (25 of 68) and 68.2% from the free throw line. They average 83.0 points per game (152nd in the nation) while hitting 43.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Matadors have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 235th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.3). The Matadors are allowing a FG percentage of 43.5% (80 of 184) and they surrender 32.0 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 353rd in college in giving up assists with 53 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the North Dakota State Bison took a defeat with a final score of 80-68 against UC Davis. When discussing how they rebounded, North Dakota State allowed UC Davis to get 24 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 16 and ended up shooting 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Bison allowed UC Davis to knock down 30 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 56.6% in the game. When the game finished, the Bison walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 71 from the field which had them at 36.6%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, North Dakota State made 3 of their 27 attempts (11.1%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 92.9%. UC Davis was called for 12 fouls in the game which got the Bison to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Bison snagged 13 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this matchup.

Tay Smith ended up being a major contributor for the Bison in the game. He tallied 11 points in his 25 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 4 of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

North Dakota State has a win-loss mark of 0-2 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bison are connecting on 38.0% from the floor, which is ranked 331st in the country. North Dakota State has accounted for 133 points on the campaign (66.5 per game) and they pull in 35.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per game (231st in college) and they lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per game. The Bison have committed 21.0 fouls per game and they hit 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The North Dakota State defense surrenders 42.1% on 3-pointers (16 of 38) and opponents are making 72.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.0 dimes and 33.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 238th and 154th in those defensive categories. The Bison on defense are ranked 211th in college in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 51.0% from the field (333rd in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Dakota State

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