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CS Northridge at Santa Barbara

February 19, 2026
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The past two meetings have stayed UNDER, including Cal State Northridge's 74-65 win on Jan. 3. It went UNDER by 17.5 points, as UC Santa Barbara shot 34 percent and 6-for-30 from 3-point range. The Gauchos are #161 in 3-point shooting percentage at .344. The Matadors were even worse from beyond the arc in that first meeting as they missed 15 of 18. Northridge comes off an 84-60 win against Hawaii on Saturday, and it went UNDER by 18.5 points. It was the fifth straight win for the Matadors, who held the Rainbow Warriors to 36 percent shooting with one double-figure scorer. Cal State Northridge holds opponents to a .423 shooting percentage. Take the UNDER. 

1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 159 -119 (risk 1.5 to return 2.76)
Result:
LOSS
Final - OT
1H
2H
OT
F
CS Northridge Matadors img
27
44
9
85
Santa Barbara Gauchos
27
49
7
83
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