Colorado Buffaloes vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPNU

The Stanford Cardinal (15-10) host the Colorado Buffaloes (16-9) at Maples Pavilion on Saturday.

The Colorado Buffaloes stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon State and notched a win by a score of 90-64 in their last contest. Colorado ended the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (31 of 62) and knocked down 10 of 21 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Buffaloes buried 18 of 22 tries for a rate of 81.8%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled a total of 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 20 dimes in this game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 28 out of 63 shooting. Oregon State earned 16 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In addition, Oregon State pulled down 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Oregon State finished the game at 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 7 shots. They also buried 3 out of their 19 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Buffaloes ended up with 11 and Oregon State totaled 17 fouls.

Jabari Walker is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played 33 minutes and totaled 15 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Colorado comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 16-9 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.6 fouls per game. As a team, Colorado is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 335 assists for the campaign, which ranks 162nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Buffaloes are shooting 35.9% on 3-pointers (161 of 449) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 70.3 points per contest (207th in D-1) while hitting 44.2% from the field.

On defense, the Buffaloes have forced 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 66th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 272 surrendered for the campaign. The Buffaloes defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.6% (610 of 1,465) and they concede 31.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 31.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 112th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (66.6).

For their last game, the Stanford Cardinal took home the win by a final score of 76-65 against Oregon State. Regarding cleaning the glass, Stanford allowed Oregon State to snag 17 overall (3 offensive). They shot 35.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 out of 14 and ended up going 6 out of 11 from the free throw line (54.5%). The Cardinal allowed Oregon State to make 27 of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them at 50.0% in this contest. When the game finished, the Cardinal ended up going 29 out of 49 from the floor which had them sitting at 59.2%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Stanford converted 10 out of their 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 8 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Oregon State committed 17 fouls for this game which got the Cardinal to the free throw line for 12 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Cardinal corralled 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 in this contest.

Harrison Ingram pitched in for the Cardinal in the game. He earned 16 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 9 dimes in this contest. He converted 7 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Stanford has a mark of 15-10 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinal are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 190th in college basketball. Stanford has earned 1,700 pts for the year (68.0 per contest) and they collect 37.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (188th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per game. The Cardinal commit 17.6 fouls per game and they go 66.4% from the free throw line.

The Stanford defense surrenders 32.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (181 of 565) and their opponents are converting on 68.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.9 assists and 29.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 120th and 7th in college basketball. The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 167th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (266th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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