Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: PAC12

The Stanford Cardinal (13-17) are on their way to T-Mobile Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the California Golden Bears (13-18).

The Stanford Cardinal stepped onto the hardwood against California and took home the win by a score of 80-58 in their last game. Stanford ended the contest having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (27 out of 57) and made 12 of 24 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Cardinal converted 14 of 22 shots for a rate of 63.6%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 34 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about defending, Stanford allowed the other team to shoot 35.0% from the field on 21 out of 60 shooting. California totaled 5 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. On top of that, California grabbed 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. California ended up going 63.2% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 19 shots. They also knocked down 4 of 20 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Cardinal ended up walking away with 15 while California racked up 16 fouls.

Maxime Raynaud is someone who came through in this game. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 24 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. He recorded 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Stanford will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-17 so far this year. They are averaging 76.5 pts per game (100th in college hoops) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Cardinal are hitting 37.7% from downtown (275 of 729) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stanford is snagging 34.0 boards per game and has accounted for 489 assists so far this year, which ranks 52nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cardinal have forced 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 109th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 381 relinquished so far this year. The Cardinal defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.2% (854 of 1,888) and they surrender 35.4 boards per game as a team. They surrender 35.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 301st in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the California Golden Bears took a defeat with a final score of 80-58 against Stanford. In regard to cleaning up the glass, California permitted Stanford to collect 34 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 50.0% from beyond the arc by going 12 out of 24 and finished the game at 14 of 22 from the charity stripe (63.6%). The Golden Bears allowed Stanford to convert 27 of 57 tries from the field which had them at 47.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Bears shot 21 for 60 from the field which had them at 35.0%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, California made 4 of their 20 attempts (20.0%). They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 63.2%. Stanford was called for 15 fouls in the game which took the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They also coughed it up 16 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Golden Bears collected 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup.

Fardaws Aimaq ended up having an impact for the Golden Bears for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 16 for the game for a rate of 43.8%, and had 9 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 31 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

California has a mark of 13-18 this year. The Golden Bears commit 17.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.8 times per game (290th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. California has totaled 2,291 points for the season (73.9 per game) and they pull in 37.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Golden Bears are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which is ranked 297th in Division 1.

The Golden Bears are ranked 310th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 76.7. They are forcing 10.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (257th in college hoops). The California defense gives up 36.2% on three-point shots (247 of 682) and their opposition makes 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.8 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 171st and 246th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stanford

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