Arizona State Sun Devils vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 10/22/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Location: Stanford Stadium in Stanford, CA

TV: PAC12

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinal (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

The Stanford Cardinal (2-3) will take on the Arizona State Sun Devils (2-4) at Stanford Stadium on Saturday. Arizona State opens this contest as 3-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 54.5.

The Arizona State Sun Devils head into this matchup 2-4 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Sun Devils faced the Washington Huskies and went home with a win by a final score of 51-38. Xazavian Valladay was the rushing leader for the Sun Devils with 23 carries for 111 yds (4.8 yards per carry). Trenton Bourguet finished 15/21 with 182 yds through the air and 3 TDs. He had a quarterback rate of 181.8 and finished the contest with 1 interception. Against the run, the Sun Devils conceded 134 yds on 33 tries, which is an average of 4.1 yards per run surrendered. Arizona State conceded 34 pass completions on 54 attempts for 324 yards, and a completion percentage of 63.0%. Once the final whistle blew, they had 62 plays which gave them 397 yds. The Arizona State Sun Devils ended up rushing 32 times and totaled 156 yds, which earned them an average of 4.9 yards per carry.

The Sun Devils have racked up 2,120 yards in total for this campaign. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Arizona State has earned 7 touchdowns via the pass and 11 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the ball 8 times. Arizona State has accrued 114 1st downs as a unit, and they have been hurt by 47 penalties for 455 yds. Offensively they are averaging 136.3 yards on the ground which is 86th in D-1. When talking about getting in the endzone, the Arizona State Sun Devils have an average of 26.8 points per contest.

In terms of passing yards, the Sun Devils have conceded 1,450 yds which has them ranked 59th in the country. They have conceded 241.7 yards per contest via the pass as well as conceding a completion percentage of 64.3%. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 408.5 yards per outing which has them ranked 96th in D-1. They have surrendered 8 touchdowns via the pass as well as 14 touchdowns running the ball. The opposition is running for an average of 4.4 yards per tote and 166.8 rushing yards per game this year. For the season, they have given up 1,001 yards via the running game in 6 games. The Sun Devils are ranked 98th in the country when it comes to team defense, allowing 30.2 points per contest.

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The Cardinal come into this matchup with a record of 2-3 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Cardinal got the victory with a final of 16-14 when they faced the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Tanner McKee ended the game with 288 yds on 26/38 through the air while his quarterback rating was 132.1. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 7.6. Casey Filkins ran the football 32 times for 91 yards, ending the contest with 2.8 yds per attempt for Stanford. Stanford ran for 2.3 yds per attempt, totaling 97 yards on 42 attempts. The Cardinal finished the game with a total of 385 yards while running 81 plays (4.8 yards per play). The Cardinal passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 48.1%, surrendering 151 yds on 13 for 27 through the air. Stanford conceded 34 running attempts for 150 yards (4.4 yards per rush).

In terms of the points being put on the board, the Cardinal currently rank 82nd in Division 1 averaging 26.8 points per game. Over the course of the season thus far, the Cardinal currently sit at 1,596 yards through the air in addition to an average of 266.0 passing yards per game, ranking them 48th in the country. The Stanford Cardinal maintain an average of 397.7 yards per outing, which ranks them 73rd in the nation. The Stanford offense has totaled 207 yds of penalties on 23 infractions, which ranks 129th in D-1 in terms of making mistakes.

Stanford has conceded a total of 1,185 yards via the ground game (197.5 yards per outing) as well as 10 touchdowns by way of the ground game on the campaign. They have given up 11 touchdowns through the air as well as 212.3 yards per outing, which has them ranked 43rd in the nation. The Cardinal defense has participated in 391 plays, which ranks them 20th in the country. The Cardinal are surrendering 29.5 PPG, which has them 91st in the country. In total, they have allowed 177 pts.

Who will win tonight's Sun Devils/Cardinal college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Cardinal -3

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