Stanford Cardinal vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN2

The Stanford Cardinal (3-5) are hitting the road to Desert Financial Arena on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (7-1).

The Stanford Cardinal took the court against UCLA and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-66 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Cardinal left the arena with 15 while UCLA had 17 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 14 attempts from distance. UCLA finished 90.9% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of 11 shots. Additionally, UCLA grabbed 23 boards (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UCLA recorded 13 assists and had 4 steals in this game. When discussing the defense, Stanford allowed their opponent to shoot 59.3% from the floor on 32 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 21 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cardinal knocked down 9 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. Stanford finished the game with a 45.3% FG percentage (24 of 53) and made 9 of 27 3-pointers.

James Keefe is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He finished 75.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He played 24 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 9 points on 3 of 4 shooting.

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Stanford will enter this matchup with a record of 3-5 so far this year. They currently have an average of 66.5 pts per contest (300th in D-1) while connecting on 42.7% from the field. The Cardinal are shooting 29.0% on three-point attempts (56 of 193) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stanford is pulling in 35.9 boards per game and has totaled 103 assists on the season, which has them ranked 179th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cardinal are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are 194th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 94 relinquished so far this year. The Cardinal defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (191 of 434) and they relinquish 29.9 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 33.1% on shots from distance and they rank 105th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.4).

When they last played, the Arizona State Sun Devils got the victory with a final of 60-59 against Colorado. The Sun Devils were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 14 steals in the game. Colorado committed 15 fouls for the contest which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 53.8%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Arizona State converted 5 out of 26 tries (19.2%). Overall, the Sun Devils walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 61 from the field which had them sitting at 39.3%. The Sun Devils allowed Colorado to knock down 20 out of 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.7% in this game. They went 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 of 26 and finished the contest at 9 of 17 from the free throw line (52.9%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona State allowed Colorado to get 40 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Devan Cambridge was important for the Sun Devils for this game. He tallied 18 points in his 29 minutes of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He made 7 of 12 for this game for a rate of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Arizona State has a mark of 7-1 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Sun Devils are hitting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks 233rd in D-1. Arizona State has scored 578 points for the year (72.3 per contest) and they pull in 39.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per game (119th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Sun Devils are committing 19.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Sun Devils on the defensive end are ranked 33rd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 59.6. They have forced 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.4% from the field (5th in D-1). The Arizona State defense allows 24.7% on shots from distance (41 of 166) and opponents are converting on 63.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.0 dimes and 39.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 92nd and 338th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stanford

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