Stanford Cardinal vs Utah Utes Prediction, 2/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Utah Utes

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: PAC12

The Utah Utes (16-11) will play the Stanford Cardinal (12-15) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday.

The Stanford Cardinal stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon State and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-73 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Cardinal walked away with 20 and Oregon State totaled 23 fouls. They also converted 8 of 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Oregon State shot 82.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 23 tries. On top of that, Oregon State collected 37 boards (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oregon State doled out 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Stanford allowed their opponent to shoot 52.7% from the field on 29 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cardinal made 16 of 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Stanford wrapped up the game with a 46.3% FG percentage (25 of 54) and converted 7 of their 24 three-point attempts.

Maxime Raynaud is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 29 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and collected 8 boards. He finished 62.5% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Stanford enters this game with a record of 12-15 this year. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Stanford is snagging 34.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 451 assists for the year, which ranks 36th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Cardinal are hitting 38.1% on 3-point shots (252 of 662) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They average 76.9 pts per contest (86th in college hoops) while connecting on 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cardinal are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers every game and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 121st in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 339 surrendered this year. The Cardinal defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (768 of 1,701) and they relinquish 35.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 35.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 306th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (76.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Utah Utes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-65 against Colorado. The Utes pulled down 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 2 steals for the game. Colorado earned 15 fouls for the contest which got the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 53.8%. With respect to shots from distance, Utah converted 4 of 23 attempts (17.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Utes finished 27 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. The Utes allowed Colorado to bury 32 out of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2% for this contest. They shot 47.6% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 21 and ended up shooting 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). In regard to attacking the glass, Utah permitted Colorado to pull down 30 in total (5 offensive).

Gabe Madsen ended up being a factor for the Utes for the matchup. He racked up 18 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for this contest. He buried 7 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 16-11 so far this year. The Utes commit 15.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 64.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.2 times per contest (17th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. Utah has accounted for 2,100 pts for the campaign (77.8 per game) and they pull in 39.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Utes are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 85th in D-1.

The Utes on the defensive side of the court are 227th in the nation in points allowed per game with 73.4. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (123rd in the country). The Utah defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (223 of 637) and opponents are connecting on 67.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.4 dimes and 36.7 total rebounds per game, which is 304th and 282nd in D-1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Utah and under the total points

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