Arizona State Sun Devils vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN

The Arizona State Sun Devils (6-5) are headed to Maples Pavilion on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Stanford Cardinal (5-5).

The Arizona State Sun Devils played Northwestern and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-46 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Sun Devils ended up finishing with 11 while Northwestern finished the game with 16 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 22 shots from downtown. Northwestern shot 44.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of their 9 shots. Moreover, Northwestern grabbed 40 rebounds (6 offensive, 34 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northwestern earned 12 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Arizona State allowed their opponent to shoot 47.3% from the floor on 26 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in the game while creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 25 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Sun Devils made 11 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 61.1%. Arizona State walked away from the contest with a 31.4% field goal percentage (16 of 51) and buried 3 of their 18 shots from downtown.

Frankie Collins is a player who played a role in the game. He ended up finishing with 10 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He went 38.5% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Arizona State enters this matchup with a record of 6-5 this year. They are turning it over 11.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arizona State is grabbing 35.4 boards per game and has accounted for 137 assists on the season, which ranks 298th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Sun Devils are hitting 29.0% on shots from beyond the arc (65 of 224) and 62.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 66.9 pts per game (327th in the country) while hitting 41.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are able to force 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 225th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 160 relinquished for the season. The Sun Devils defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.2% (287 of 696) and they surrender 42.7 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 30.2% on 3-point shots while they are 145th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (69.5).

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-60 when they played San Diego State. The Cardinal pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. San Diego State committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 89.5%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Stanford knocked down 3 out of their 20 attempts (15.0%). When the game finished, the Cardinal shot 20 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.8%. The Cardinal allowed San Diego State to make 27 out of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0% in the matchup. They shot 29.6% from distance by shooting 8 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). In relation to rebounding, Stanford allowed San Diego State to get 29 overall (6 offensive).

Maxime Raynaud was important for the Cardinal in this contest. He converted 6 out of 9 for the contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and added 7 rebounds. He tallied 15 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the contest.

Stanford has a mark of 5-5 this year. As an offensive unit, the Cardinal are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks 64th in the nation. Stanford has 784 points on the campaign (78.4 per game) and they average 36.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.6 times per contest (25th in the country) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Cardinal have committed 15.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Stanford defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (80 of 235) and opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.9 assists and 36.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 121st and 266th in the country. The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 274th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.6. They are able to force 11.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (193rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona State

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