Stanford Cardinal vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 2/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: FS1

The Stanford Cardinal (11-9) are traveling to McKale Center on Sunday where they will take on the Arizona Wildcats (16-5).

The Stanford Cardinal faced off with Arizona State and went home with a win by a final score of 71-62 in their last contest. Stanford ended the contest having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (25 of 58) and made 8 of their 27 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cardinal converted 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to the defense, Stanford allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the floor on 23 out of 60 shooting. Arizona State doled out 13 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Additionally, Arizona State snagged 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arizona State finished 61.5% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of 13 tries. They knocked down 8 of 32 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Cardinal ended up with 13 and Arizona State recorded 15 fouls.

Brandon Angel is one guy who was important for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 37 minutes and also snagged 10 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Stanford comes into this contest with a record of 11-9 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Stanford is pulling in 35.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 348 dimes on the season, which is 35th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinal are hitting 38.9% on 3-pointers (186 of 478) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.5 points per contest (71st in college hoops) while hitting 47.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Cardinal are forcing 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are 61st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 238 surrendered this year. The Cardinal defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (566 of 1,288) and they surrender 35.3 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 34.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 281st in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.6).

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 91-65 against California. In relation to attacking the glass, Arizona permitted California to pull down 26 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.0% from downtown by shooting 7 of 28 and ended up going 6 of 9 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Wildcats permitted California to bury 26 of 70 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 37.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 33 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 50.8%. In relation to shots from distance, Arizona knocked down 7 out of 24 tries (29.2%). They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 60.0%. California committed 20 fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Wildcats earned 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the matchup.

Oumar Ballo pitched in for the Wildcats for the contest. He earned 22 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 8 out of 8 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and totaled 13 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss mark of 16-5 this season. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 49.0% from the field, which ranks 18th in college basketball. Arizona has earned 1,876 points for the campaign (89.3 per game) and they snag 43.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.9 times per contest (6th in the country) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 191st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.1. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (137th in D-1). The Arizona defense gives up 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (174 of 509) and their opposition makes 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 14.0 assists and 30.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 285th and 18th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stanford

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