Stanford Cardinal vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN2

The Stanford Cardinal (3-6) are hitting the road to American Airlines Center on Sunday where they will go up against the Texas Longhorns (8-1).

The Stanford Cardinal stepped onto the hardwood against Arizona State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-64 in their last game. Stanford finished the contest having earned a 35.9% FG percentage (23 of 64) and knocked down 6 of their 27 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Cardinal knocked down 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to defense, Stanford let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the floor on 25 of 57 shooting. Arizona State recorded 15 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. Moreover, Arizona State pulled down 33 boards (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arizona State went 70.0% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 20 shots. They buried 4 of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Cardinal finished with 19 and Arizona State recorded 16 personal fouls.

Spencer Jones is one guy who came through in this game. He accounted for 13 points on 3 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 23.1% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Stanford enters this contest with a mark of 3-6 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Stanford is pulling down 36.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 119 dimes this year, which ranks 308th in the nation in terms of passing. The Cardinal are shooting 28.2% on shots from beyond the arc (62 of 220) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They average 66.2 pts per contest (312th in the nation) while connecting on 41.8% from the field.

On defense, the Cardinal have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 68th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 109 conceded this year. The Cardinal defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (216 of 491) and they surrender 31.1 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 105th in the country in points per game allowed (65.7).

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns walked away with a victory by a final of 87-43 against Rice. The Longhorns were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 14 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. Rice had 11 fouls for the game which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Texas converted 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). Overall, the Longhorns finished 32 for 64 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Longhorns allowed Rice to make 17 out of their 51 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 27.3% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 22 and ended up shooting 3 out of 3 from the free throw line (100.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Texas permitted Rice to snag 22 overall (6 offensive).

Marcus Carr was important for the Longhorns in this contest. He tallied 28 points in his 42 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 9 of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Texas has a record of 8-1 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Longhorns are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which is ranked 29th in college hoops. Texas has accounted for 736 points for the campaign (81.8 per contest) and they pull down 39.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.6 times per contest (19th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. The Longhorns are committing 17.1 fouls every game and they hit 66.3% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense concedes 27.6% on shots from 3-point land (51 of 185) and their opposition makes 65.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 9.7 assists and 36.4 total rebounds per game, which is 24th and 284th in those defensive categories. The Longhorns are ranked 22nd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 60.0. They are forcing their opponents into 18.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.9% from the field (20th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stanford

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