Eastern Washington Eagles vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: PAC12

The Stanford Cardinal (2-1) are welcoming the Eastern Washington Eagles (0-3) at Maples Pavilion on Friday.

The Eastern Washington Eagles played Cincinnati and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-73 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 24 while Cincinnati recorded 19 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 21 attempts from three-point range. Cincinnati shot 67.7% from the charity stripe by making 21 of their 31 attempts. On top of that, Cincinnati pulled down 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cincinnati recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Eastern Washington allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the field on 28 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled 27 with 2 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles buried 16 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Eastern Washington wrapped up the game with a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 of 58) and buried 5 of their 23 3-point attempts.

Cedric Coward is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He finished with 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and snagged 6 boards. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Eastern Washington comes into this contest with a mark of 0-3 this season. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 23.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Eastern Washington is pulling down 32.7 boards per contest and has racked up 49 dimes on the season, which ranks 89th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 24.0% from downtown (18 of 75) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They average 67.7 points per outing (291st in the nation) while going 41.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 302nd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 47 conceded this year. The Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.7% (89 of 179) and they relinquish 37.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 37.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 349th in college hoops in opponents PPG (87.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Stanford Cardinal took a loss by a score of 89-77 against Santa Clara. In the matter of rebounding, Stanford permitted Santa Clara to collect 40 in total (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 46.4% from distance by shooting 13 out of 28 and finished the game at 10 of 10 from the charity stripe (100.0%). The Cardinal permitted Santa Clara to knock down 33 of their 72 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% for the matchup. Overall, the Cardinal finished the game shooting 29 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Stanford buried 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 84.6%. Santa Clara was called for 15 fouls for the contest which got the Cardinal to the free throw line for 13 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Cardinal snagged 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this game.

Maxime Raynaud ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinal in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He scored 26 points in his 33 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the matchup.

Stanford has a record of 2-1 so far this year. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 13.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 81.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.3 times per contest (49th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 8.7 times per contest. Stanford has accounted for 256 points this year (85.3 per contest) and they average 35.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cardinal are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 109th in college basketball.

The Cardinal are ranked 319th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 80.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (250th in D-1). The Stanford defense gives up 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (28 of 77) and opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.7 assists and 41.7 rebounds every game, which is 215th and 330th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eastern Washington

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