The Cal State Fullerton Titans welcome the San Diego Toreros to Titan Gym for their home opener. The game gets underway at 6:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The Titans come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, barely hanging on to beat Pacific 77-76 on Tuesday. Tre’ Coggins led all scorers on the team with 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The Toreros, meanwhile, are coming off a 74-62 loss against Western Michigan on Tuesday. Marcus Harris led the team in scoring with 13 points.
Cal State Fullerton is favored by a slim two-point margin in its matchup against San Diego. The matchup has an estimated Over/Under (O/U) of 143 points. The Titans have the same record (1-1) both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, the Toreros have come out of the gate playing poorly with records of 0-2 SU and 0-2 ATS. The Toreros allow very few three-pointers on defense with 5.0 given up per game.
This game will be the first meeting for Cal State Fullerton and San Diego in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – SD, ATS Winner – SD, O/U – Over
Notes
CS Fullerton is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of CS Fullerton’s last 6 games.
CS Fullerton is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games.
CS Fullerton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
San Diego has an average field goal percentage of 32.8%. Cal State Fullerton is an even 1-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans and the San Diego Toreros both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Cal State Fullerton is 145th and 131st in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while San Diego is 345th and 339th in these categories.
San Diego ranks 148th in offensive rebounds, while Cal State Fullerton ranks at 69th in defensive rebounds.
Cal State Fullerton has forced an average turnover percentage of 15.0% this season. San Diego is a winless 0-2 SU when its TO% is 15.0% or higher.