Grand Canyon Lopes vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grand Canyon Lopes vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Stanford Cardinal (6-0) welcome the Grand Canyon Lopes (3-2) at Acrisure Arena on Tuesday.

The Grand Canyon Lopes played Norfolk State and took home the win by a score of 91-73 in their last contest. Grand Canyon finished the game with a 61.1% field goal percentage (33 of 54) and made 14 out of their 24 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Lopes made 11 of 14 shots for a rate of 78.6%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 31 assists in this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to defense, Grand Canyon allowed 46.8% from the field on 29 out of 62 shooting. Norfolk State recorded 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Norfolk State collected 19 rebounds (8 offensive, 11 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Norfolk State ended up shooting 78.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of 14 attempts. They also knocked down 4 of their 14 attempts from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Lopes ended up walking away with 16 while Norfolk State had 16 fouls.

JaKobe Coles is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He ended up going 72.7% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He played for 28 minutes played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Grand Canyon comes into this game with a record of 3-2 so far this year. They are averaging 79.6 points per contest (143rd in Division 1) while going 45.7% from the field. The Lopes are shooting 34.2% on 3-pointers (39 of 114) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Grand Canyon is snagging 32.8 boards per game and has accounted for 80 assists for the season, which has them ranked 192nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lopes are able to force 15.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 67th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 56 relinquished so far this year. The Lopes defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.9% (136 of 284) and they relinquish 28.8 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 40.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 298th in D-1 in opponents points per game (77.2).

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal walked away with a victory by a final of 71-69 when they faced Santa Clara. In relation to cleaning the glass, Stanford permitted Santa Clara to grab 34 in total (11 offensive). They finished 21.1% from distance by going 4 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). The Cardinal allowed Santa Clara to make 22 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinal walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 63 from the field which had them shooting 44.4%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Stanford knocked down 5 out of 13 attempts (38.5%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 47.6%. Santa Clara earned 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Cardinal collected 20 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup.

Maxime Raynaud ended up having an impact for the Cardinal in the matchup. He tallied 32 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 12 of 23 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and had 16 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 6-0 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinal are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which ranks 220th in Division 1. Stanford has accounted for 475 pts for the season (79.2 per contest) and they collect 37.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per contest (167th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.0 times per contest. The Cardinal have committed 18.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Stanford defense gives up 27.5% on shots from distance (28 of 102) and opponents are making 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 8.0 assists and 30.2 boards every game, which is ranked 8th and 33rd in Division 1. The Cardinal defensively are ranked 40th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 62.7. They have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (196th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stanford

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