The set-up: The 1-7 Matadors come in off their first win of the season and I think that CSUN keeps the foot on the gas here as it travels to the Pacific Northwest. It was a quality win as well, erasing a ten-point second-half deficit to beat Fresno STate 73-72. Terrell Gomez led the way with 21 points after halftime. Portland won this game 80-77 at the Matadome last year, so the revenge factor also comes into play here (Gomez led all scorers in that one with 25 points.)

The pick: I think the 6-1 home side comes in complacent. Most recently the Pilots held on for a 65-56 win over Incarnate Word. Portland has struggled in this spot for bettors as well, going just 1-5 ATS in their last six after having won four or five of its last six games. I think this one comes right down to the wire and as such, I'm grabbing the handful of points.

9* MID-MAJOR MAULING on CS Northridge.