San Diego Toreros vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 12/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: PAC12

The San Diego Toreros (6-2) are traveling to Maples Pavilion on Sunday where they will compete against the Stanford Cardinal (3-4).

The San Diego Toreros faced Northern Colorado and walked away with a win by a score of 74-72 in their last game. San Diego finished the contest with a 45.8% FG percentage (27 out of 59) and buried 6 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Toreros made 14 of their 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 37 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists for this game as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to defending, San Diego allowed 38.5% from the field on 25 out of 65 shooting. Northern Colorado distributed 16 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, Northern Colorado totaled 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northern Colorado ended up going 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 15 shots. They made 10 out of their 29 shots from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Toreros ended up walking away with 17 while Northern Colorado had 13 fouls.

Kevin Patton Jr. is someone who came through in this contest. He finished 66.7% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and snagged 6 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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San Diego heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-2 for the season. They average 72.0 pts per contest (235th in the nation) while shooting 43.2% from the field. The Toreros are shooting 31.8% on shots from distance (49 of 154) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Diego is pulling down 37.8 boards per game and has 99 dimes on the year, which is 145th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Toreros are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 29.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 97th in D-1 in opponents points per game (66.3). The Toreros are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.1% (189 of 471) and they relinquish 35.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 295th in college basketball in allowing assists with 103 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal went home defeated by a final of 73-51 when they faced UNI. The Cardinal were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. UNI was called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.5%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Stanford converted 5 of 26 attempts (19.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Cardinal finished the game shooting 19 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. The Cardinal permitted UNI to make 31 out of their 68 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.6% for this contest. They went 31.6% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 19 and finished the contest at 5 of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Stanford permitted UNI to collect 35 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Maxime Raynaud ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinal for the game. He totaled 12 points in his 24 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He made 6 of 11 for this game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss record of 3-4 on the year. The Cardinal have committed 16.6 fouls every game and they connect on 70.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per game (22nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. Stanford has accounted for 554 points on the season (79.1 per game) and they snag 36.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Cardinal are shooting 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 111th in college hoops.

The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 314th in college basketball in PPG given up with 77.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (229th in the country). The Stanford defense gives up 37.0% on 3-pointers (60 of 162) and opponents are converting on 70.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.9 dimes and 39.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 140th and 316th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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