Utah Utes vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 2/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPNU

Maples Pavilion is where the Stanford Cardinal (15-10) will meet the Utah Utes (9-16) on Thursday.

The Utah Utes played Colorado and took a loss by a final of 81-76 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Utes ended up with 24 while Colorado racked up 19 personal fouls. They made 7 of 16 attempts from beyond the arc. Colorado ended up shooting 82.8% at the charity stripe by making 24 of their 29 attempts. Moreover, Colorado had 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Colorado earned 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 51.0% from the floor on 25 out of 49 shooting. They also distributed 12 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 27 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Utes made 10 of 19 shots for a rate of 52.6%. Utah wrapped up the game with a 43.9% FG percentage (29 out of 66) and knocked down 8 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Marco Anthony is a guy who came through for the game. He notched 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and snagged 12 boards. He went 50.0% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes.

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Utah comes into this one with a record of 9-16 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is pulling in 37.3 rebounds per game and has earned 355 dimes on the season, which is 105th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Utes are hitting 33.9% from downtown (200 of 590) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They average 70.5 pts per game (201st in the country) while connecting on 41.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Utes have forced 10.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 31.7% from 3-point land while they are 218th in the country in opponents PPG (70.3). The Utes defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (644 of 1,498) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a team. They are 193rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 313 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal walked away with a victory by a final of 76-65 when they played Oregon State. Regarding how they rebounded, Stanford permitted Oregon State to pull down 17 overall (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 35.7% from three-point range by hitting 5 of 14 and ended up shooting 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). The Cardinal permitted Oregon State to make 27 out of their 54 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Cardinal walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 49 from the floor which had them at 59.2%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Stanford converted 10 out of their 23 tries (43.5%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Oregon State was called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Cardinal earned 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Harrison Ingram ended up having an impact for the Cardinal in this game. He tallied 16 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 9 assists in the game. He knocked down 7 of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Stanford has a mark of 15-10 so far this season. The Cardinal commit 17.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 66.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (188th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest. Stanford has accounted for 1,700 pts on the campaign (68.0 per contest) and they pull down 37.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cardinal are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which is 188th in college basketball.

The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 169th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.6. They are able to force 11.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (266th in Division 1). The Stanford defense concedes 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (181 of 565) and opponents are converting on 68.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.9 assists and 29.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 123rd and 7th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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