Long Beach State vs. Cal State Northridge prediction: Why Cal State Northridge is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Premier America Credit Union Arena on Saturday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Cal State Northridge as the most likely winner of the Long Beach State vs. Cal State Northridge game.

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Long Beach State vs. Cal State Northridge prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Cal State Northridge a 68% chance of beating Long Beach State. Our predicted final score has Cal State Northridge winning 81-76.

According to our model, Long Beach State (+5.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 157.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Long Beach State vs. Cal State Northridge odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Long Beach State vs. Cal State Northridge picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: