Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 11/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal State Northridge Matadors vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Cal State Northridge Matadors (20-14 last year) are traveling to Charles Koch Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Wichita State Shockers (24-12 last season).

The Cal State Northridge Matadors stepped onto the hardwood against UC Irvine and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-78 in their last contest. Cal State Northridge wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 68) and buried 9 of 25 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Matadors made 5 of their 8 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 20 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Cal State Northridge let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the field on 33 out of 64 shooting. UC Irvine doled out 20 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, UC Irvine collected 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UC Irvine walked away from this one shooting 77.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 22 tries. They also made 10 of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Matadors walked away with 17 and UC Irvine finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Josiah Davis is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 13 of 26 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 8 dimes.

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Cal State Northridge will play this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 20-14 last year. They lost possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a team committed 18.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Cal State Northridge pulled in 41.4 rebounds per contest and totaled 574 dimes last season, which was 36th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Matadors shot 32.3% on shots from distance (243 of 753) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They had an average of 81.4 pts per game (56th in the nation) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Matadors forced their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 fouls. They surrendered 33.8% on 3-pointers and they were 327th in college in points per game allowed (79.8). The Matadors defense allowed a FG percentage of 42.5% (906 of 2,132) and they surrendered 36.2 boards per contest as a unit. They were ranked 333rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 530 surrendered last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wichita State Shockers got the win with a final of 96-70 when they played Oklahoma State. The Shockers snagged 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Oklahoma State earned 13 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Shockers to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to make 10 of them for a clip of 62.5%. In relation to 3-point shots, Wichita State converted 14 of their 26 tries (53.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Shockers walked away from this one shooting 36 for 73 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.3%. The Shockers permitted Oklahoma State to bury 27 of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.5% for the matchup. They finished 30.0% from distance by shooting 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 10 of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Wichita State permitted Oklahoma State to pull down 34 in total (10 offensive).

Kenyon Giles pitched in for the Shockers in this matchup. He earned 28 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 10 out of 24 for this game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Wichita State had a win-loss mark of 24-12 last season. The Shockers committed 17.3 fouls every game and they shot 69.5% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 11.5 times per game (338th in the country) and they coughed up possession 10.4 times per game. Wichita State tallied 2,811 pts throughout last year (78.1 per game) and they averaged 41.6 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Shockers shot 44.2% from the floor, which ranked 239th in the nation.

The Wichita State defense gave up 31.7% on 3-point shots (237 of 747) and their opponents made 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 18.4 assists and 34.3 total boards per game, which was ranked 293rd and 172nd in those defensive categories. The Shockers on the defensive end were ranked 92nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.8. They forced their opponents into 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (57th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wichita State and under the total points

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