Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 12/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ACC Extra

The Stanford Cardinal (10-2) welcome the Cal State Northridge Matadors (8-5) at Maples Pavilion on Saturday.

The Cal State Northridge Matadors faced Sacramento State and went home with a win by a final score of 100-88 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Matadors ended up walking away with 19 while Sacramento State had 21 fouls. They also converted 8 of 24 shots from downtown. Sacramento State shot 88.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 27 shots. Furthermore, Sacramento State pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Sacramento State doled out 12 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Cal State Northridge allowed 41.2% from the field on 28 out of 68 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Matadors knocked down 23 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 76.7%. Cal State Northridge ended with a 52.3% field goal percentage (34 out of 65) and converted 9 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Josiah Davis is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field and also recorded 10 assists. He played 39 mins and grabbed 4 boards. He ended up scoring 22 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Cal State Northridge will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-5 so far this year. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Cal State Northridge is pulling in 42.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 216 dimes for the year, which is 61st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Matadors are hitting 31.8% on three-point attempts (99 of 311) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.6 points per contest (115th in college) while shooting 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Matadors are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They rank 274th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 188 conceded so far this year. The Matadors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (337 of 807) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 32.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 283rd in college in opponents PPG (77.6).

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal went home victorious with a score of 77-68 when they played Colorado. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Stanford permitted Colorado to get 28 in total (7 offensive). They finished shooting 23.5% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 17 and finished the game at 12 out of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Cardinal allowed Colorado to knock down 26 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.3% in the game. When all was said and done, the Cardinal finished shooting 21 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. With regard to shots from downtown, Stanford converted 7 out of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 28 of the free throws for a clip of 68.3%. Colorado had 24 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 41 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 14 steals in the game. The Cardinal were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the contest.

Ebuka Okorie ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinal in this matchup. He earned 32 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in this contest. He made 6 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 10-2 so far this season. The Cardinal are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per contest (292nd in college) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. Stanford has 976 pts this season (81.3 per game) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinal are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 253rd in Division 1.

The Stanford defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from distance (71 of 205) and opponents are converting on 76.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.7 dimes and 30.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 31st and 24th in the country. The Cardinal on defense are ranked 147th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (304th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cal State Northridge

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