Stanford Cardinal vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 1/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Stanford Cardinal (9-3) are en route to Littlejohn Coliseum on Wednesday where they will go up against the Clemson Tigers (10-3).

The Stanford Cardinal faced Oregon and took a loss by a final of 76-61 in their last contest. Stanford walked away from the contest with a 37.1% field goal percentage (23 of 62) and buried 8 of their 30 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cardinal buried 7 of 13 tries for a percentage of 53.8%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 8 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning the defense, Stanford allowed 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. Oregon dished out 9 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. On top of that, Oregon had 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Oregon finished the game at 75.9% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of 29 shots. They also buried 6 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Cardinal ended up with 20 and Oregon racked up 16 fouls.

Maxime Raynaud is one guy who played a role in this contest. He walked away with 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played 35 mins played and also collected 13 rebounds. He went 57.1% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Stanford will enter this contest with a record of 9-3 on the year. They are averaging 78.1 points per game (124th in D-1) while hitting 44.3% from the field. The Cardinal are hitting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (101 of 304) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stanford is grabbing 36.6 boards per game and has accumulated 176 assists on the campaign, which is 220th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 9.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Cardinal are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 6th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 106 surrendered so far this season. The Cardinal are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (290 of 665) and they concede 33.2 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 31.0% from beyond the arc and they are 148th in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clemson Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 73-62 when they faced Wake Forest. The Tigers recorded 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. Wake Forest was called for 17 fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 93.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Clemson made 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). In all, the Tigers finished shooting 24 out of 61 from the field which had them at 39.3%. The Tigers allowed Wake Forest to bury 25 of their 50 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this game. They finished 23.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Clemson allowed Wake Forest to get 30 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Chase Hunter was important for the Tigers in this game. He buried 5 out of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Clemson has a record of 10-3 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 178th in college. Clemson has accounted for 1,013 pts for the year (77.9 per contest) and they average 36.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (169th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per contest. The Tigers commit 15.7 fouls every game and they shoot 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers are ranked 68th in the nation in PPG given up with 66.5. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (184th in college). The Clemson defense concedes 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (92 of 288) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.7 assists and 32.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 42nd and 113th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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