The Long Beach State Beach (8-19, 4-11 Big West) host the CSU Northridge Matadors (17-10, 10-5 Big West) after losing four home games in a row. The Matadors are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The matchup’s point total is 158.5.

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CSU Northridge vs. Long Beach State betting lines

• CSU Northridge moneyline odds to win: -177
• Long Beach State moneyline odds to win: +144
• Spread: CSU Northridge (-3.5)
• Total: 158.5

CSU Northridge statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• At home, CSU Northridge owns a better record against the spread (9-2-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (5-7-0).
• The Matadors have exceeded the over/under less consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in seven of 11 home matchups (63.6%). In road games, they have hit the over in nine of 12 games (75%).
• CSU Northridge has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 6-1 (.857). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• The Matadors have seen an increase in scoring recently, putting up 84.0 points per game in their last 10 outings, 1.9 points more than the 82.1 they’ve scored this season.
• CSU Northridge’s defense has been less stingy as of late, as the team has given up 79.6 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 79.1 points per game its opponents average on the season.
• While the Matadors are hitting the same number of threes per game over their past 10 outings compared to their season-long average (7.5), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.2% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 33.9% on the season).

CSU Northridge betting records this season

• ATS Record: 14-11-0 (Home: 9-2-0; Away: 5-7-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 8-8-0)
• O-U-P: 16-9-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 9-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-9 (Home: 4-0; Away: 3-7)

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Long Beach State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• In 2025-26 against the spread, Long Beach State has a better winning percentage at home (.583, 7-5-0 record) than away (.462, 6-7-0).
• Beach games have gone above the over/under 83.3% of the time at home (10 of 12), and 53.8% of the time away (seven of 13).
• The Beach’s winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .143 (1-6), and away it is .083 (1-11).

Recent trends

• While the Beach are averaging 73.6 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, tallying 71.8 points per contest.
• In its last 10 games, Long Beach State is giving up 76.1 points per contest, compared to its season average of 76.7 points allowed.
• The Beach are making 6.1 three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.4). Additionally, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.1%) compared to their season average from downtown (31.5%).

Long Beach State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 6-7-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 10-8-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 11-8-0)
• O-U-P: 17-8-0 (Home: 10-2-0; Away: 7-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-17 (Home: 1-6; Away: 1-11)