CSU Northridge vs. Stanford: College Basketball NIT Predictions (Tuesday)
The NCAA Men’s College Basketball season has reached the best time of the year. We have a pair of First Four games on Tuesday night, while the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) also gets underway. While the First Four games, and NIT contests, aren’t full of bangers, there are still some solid betting opportunities.
Here are our best college basketball picks for Tuesday, March 18’s NIT college basketball game CSU Northridge vs. Stanford.
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Tuesday’s Best College Basketball NIT Predictions: CSU Northridge vs. Stanford
CSU Northridge vs. Stanford
The Matadors (22-10) and Cardinal (20-13) meet at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto at 11 p.m. ET. This intra-California game can be viewed or streamed on ESPN2.
Cal State Northridge were cover machines earlier in the season, but it tailed off quite a bit. The Matadors suffered a 78-72 loss against UCSB in the first round of the Big West Tournament, failing to cover as a 3.5-point favorite while the Under (151.5) cashed. CSUN has failed to cover the past three games, while going 1-5 ATS in the past six games, and 2-7 ATS in the past nine outings. The Over has hit in three of the past four games while going 6-3 in the past nine games.
For Stanford, it was tripped up 75-73 by Louisville in the second game of the ACC Tournament, but it covered as a 10.5-point underdog while the Over (144) cashed. The Under hit in the final five games of the regular season, but the Over cashed in both ACC Tournament games for Stanford. The Cardinal are just 3-10 ATS in the past 13 games.
Neither of these teams instill a lot of confidence against the number. Let’s back the Matadors catching more than three buckets while looking to the Over in this NIT opener at Maples.
Picks: CSU Northridge +6.5 (-105) & Over 154.5 Points (-106)
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