Cal Poly Mustangs vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal Poly Mustangs vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Stanford Cardinal (1-2) will compete against the Cal Poly Mustangs (1-1) at Maples Pavilion on Friday.

The Cal Poly Mustangs stepped onto the hardwood against San Francisco and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-48 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Mustangs ended up with 24 while San Francisco racked up 21 fouls. They also buried 4 of 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. San Francisco finished the game at 69.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 29 attempts. Additionally, San Francisco snagged 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. San Francisco recorded 6 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Cal Poly allowed the other team to shoot 34.0% from the field on 18 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 1 assists for the matchup while creating 18 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 33 with 1 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Mustangs made 11 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 55.0%. Cal Poly finished the game with a 37.0% FG percentage (17 out of 46) and made 3 of their 9 3-point shots.

Alimamy Koroma is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins played and also collected 8 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Cal Poly steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 1-1 for the season. They average 71.0 points per game (247th in the nation) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Mustangs are connecting on 31.3% on 3-point shots (10 of 32) and 57.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cal Poly is grabbing 48.5 boards per game and has tallied 22 assists for the year, which has them ranked 343rd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 22.5 times per game and as a team they commit 25.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Mustangs are forcing 19.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They give up 18.0% on shots from downtown while they are 68th in the country in points per game allowed (59.5). The Mustangs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 30.0% (36 of 120) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 23rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 17 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Stanford Cardinal took a defeat with a final score of 74-62 when they faced San Diego State. The Cardinal were able to collect 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this contest. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. San Diego State committed 21 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing shots from distance, Stanford converted 4 of their 18 attempts (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Cardinal shot 21 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Cardinal allowed San Diego State to knock down 26 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 38.1% from 3-point land by going 8 of 21 and finished the game at 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Stanford permitted San Diego State to get 25 in all (2 on the offensive glass).

Spencer Jones was important for the Cardinal for the contest. He converted 4 of 15 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 26.7%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Stanford has a record of 1-2 this season. The Cardinal commit 18.0 fouls per game and they hit 65.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.3 times per game (297th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 16.3 times per contest. Stanford has earned 200 pts so far this year (66.7 per contest) and they grab 35.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinal are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which is 175th in the nation.

The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 235th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (215th in the nation). The Stanford defense concedes 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (24 of 71) and opponents are making 72.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.7 assists and 30.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 157th and 44th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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