It will be a battle between BigWst opponents when the CSUN Matadors (8-10, 2-0 BigWst) welcome the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (10-5, 1-0 BigWst) to the Matadome. The game gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 17, 2019.
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at CSUN Matadors ATS Prediction
In the Rainbow Warriors’ last contest, they beat the Cal State Fullerton Titans, 79-68. The Rainbow Warriors held the Titans to an offensive rebounding percentage of 6.3 (below their season average of 26.0) and had an effective field goal percentage of 0.575 (above their season average of 0.518). Hawaii was lifted by Jack Purchase, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Matadors beat the Cal Poly Mustangs in their last game, 78-74. Getting to the charity stripe was one of CSUN’s biggest strengths. They made 26 trips to the line, while Cal Poly went 16 times. With 20 points and 15 rebounds, Lamine Diane had a good outing for CSUN.
After splitting two games last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent matchup, the Matadors won 77-71. CSUN had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.733 vs. 0.578). Hawaii, meanwhile, did an excellent job of converting from the charity stripe (19-25; 76.0 percent).
This contest should be a showdown of conflicting styles. CSUN prefers to play up-tempo (54th in possessions per game), while Hawaii likes to grind-it-out (277th in possessions per game).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Hawaii ranks 22nd in assists allowed per game (10.5) while CSUN ranks 208th (15.6).
The Rainbow Warriors rank 65th in three pointers attempted per game (25.4) while the Matadors rank 249th (18.7).
CSUN ranks 31st in blocks per game (4.7) while Hawaii ranks 160th (2.3).
The Rainbow Warriors average 34.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 186th in the NCAA. The Matadors rank 217th in rebounds allowed per game (37.8).
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The Rainbow Warriors’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 4.2, down from 4.9 for the season.
During their last five games, the Matadors have scored an average of 81.2 points per game (7.1 above their season average) and allowed an average of 80.4 points per game (2.3 above their season average).
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