UC Davis Aggies vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Davis Aggies vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

The UC Davis Aggies (2-1) are on their way to Maples Pavilion on Sunday where they will compete against the Stanford Cardinal (3-0).

The UC Davis Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Menlo and walked away with a win by a score of 80-70 in their last contest. UC Davis wrapped up the game having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and made 5 of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Aggies knocked down 15 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 assists for this game while creating 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to the defense, UC Davis allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 29 out of 65 shooting. Menlo recorded 16 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, Menlo grabbed 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Menlo ended up going 50.0% from the charity stripe by burying 5 of their 10 attempts. They buried 7 out of their 21 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Aggies ended up with 12 while Menlo totaled 15 personal fouls.

Ty Johnson is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He finished 46.7% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 35 mins played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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UC Davis steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 2-1 this year. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.0 fouls every game. As a team, UC Davis is collecting 39.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 31 assists on the campaign, which is 322nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are shooting 25.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (18 of 71) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. They average 77.3 pts per contest (207th in college basketball) while going 42.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from distance and they are 251st in the nation in points per game allowed (74.7). The Aggies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.0% (81 of 180) and they surrender 38.3 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 253rd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 44 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Stanford Cardinal went home victorious with a score of 90-64 when they played Northern Arizona. Concerning rebounding, Stanford permitted Northern Arizona to snag 20 in all (8 on the offensive side). They shot 36.4% from downtown by connecting on 8 of 22 and ended up shooting 6 of 8 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Cardinal permitted Northern Arizona to knock down 25 out of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.6% for the game. In all, the Cardinal walked away from this one shooting 32 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.1%. In reference to shooting from distance, Stanford converted 12 of their 23 tries (52.2%). They were able to bury 14 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. Northern Arizona was called for 13 fouls for this game which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. The Cardinal were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the game.

Maxime Raynaud pitched in for the Cardinal in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 11 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 32 mins on the court and added 2 assists for this game.

Stanford has a win-loss record of 3-0 on the campaign. The Cardinal are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 80.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (119th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.7 times per game. Stanford has totaled 255 pts for the year (85.0 per contest) and they collect 33.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cardinal are hitting on 50.3% from the floor, which is 57th in the nation.

The Cardinal are ranked 39th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 59.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (185th in D-1). The Stanford defense allows 27.5% on 3-point attempts (14 of 51) and their opponents are converting on 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 7.3 assists and 26.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 12th and 7th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Davis

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