Stanford Cardinal vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: CBSSN

The San Diego State Aztecs (8-2) are hosting the Stanford Cardinal (5-4) at Viejas Arena on Thursday.

The Stanford Cardinal stepped onto the hardwood against Idaho and took home the win by a score of 82-64 in their last game. Stanford finished the contest with a 56.4% FG percentage (31 of 55) and converted 10 of their 23 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Cardinal converted 10 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 40 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 assists in this matchup as well as creating 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. When discussing defending, Stanford let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the floor on 26 out of 66 shooting. Idaho earned 12 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Moreover, Idaho snagged 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Idaho finished the game at 85.7% at the free throw line by making 6 of 7 shots. They also converted 6 of their 25 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Cardinal walked away with 9 and Idaho accounted for 10 personal fouls.

Andrej Stojakovic is someone who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He ended up going 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Stanford steps onto the court with a mark of 5-4 on the season. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per game and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls every game. As a team, Stanford is pulling down 36.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 165 dimes so far this season, which is 111th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cardinal are shooting 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (84 of 232) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They average 80.4 points per game (71st in college basketball) while going 48.2% from the field.

On defense, the Cardinal are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 278th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (74.7). Cardinal are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (253 of 592) and they surrender 37.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 33rd in the country in giving up assists with 105 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the San Diego State Aztecs took home the win by a final score of 63-62 when they faced UC Irvine. When discussing team rebounding, San Diego State permitted UC Irvine to collect 34 in total (10 offensive). They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 21 and ended up going 9 of 15 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Aztecs allowed UC Irvine to knock down 23 of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Aztecs went 18 out of 47 from the field which had them shooting 38.3%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, San Diego State buried 8 of their 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a rate of 86.4%. UC Irvine committed 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Aztecs to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Aztecs pulled down 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup.

Jay Pal was important for the Aztecs for the game. He buried 4 out of 6 for this game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup.

San Diego State has a win-loss mark of 8-2 this season. The Aztecs are committing 17.4 fouls per game and they go 73.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per contest (110th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest. San Diego State has scored 761 points this year (76.1 per contest) and they pull down 37.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Aztecs are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which is 248th in D-1.

The San Diego State defense concedes 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (78 of 261) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.1 assists and 36.1 boards every game, which ranks them 138th and 237th in the country. The Aztecs on defense are ranked 109th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.9. They have forced 12.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (57th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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