Stanford Cardinal vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: KFC Yum! Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (24-6) are hosting the Stanford Cardinal (19-11) at KFC Yum! Center on Saturday.

The Stanford Cardinal faced Notre Dame and ended up losing by a score of 56-54 in their last contest. Stanford ended the game having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (19 of 57) and converted 6 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinal converted 10 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 8 assists in this game while creating 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defense, Stanford allowed the other team to go 35.4% from the floor on 17 of 48 shooting. Notre Dame doled out 6 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Moreover, Notre Dame totaled 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Notre Dame shot 60.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 25 tries. They also knocked down 7 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Cardinal ended up walking away with 18 while Notre Dame totaled 13 personal fouls.

Maxime Raynaud is someone who played a role for this contest. He notched 20 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also grabbed 10 boards. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Stanford enters this game with a win-loss record of 19-11 so far this year. They currently have an average of 73.7 points per contest (196th in the nation) while going 43.5% from the field. The Cardinal are hitting 33.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (245 of 730) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Stanford is grabbing 34.7 boards per game and has totaled 415 assists for the campaign, which is 183rd in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cardinal are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are conceding 34.0% on shots from downtown while they are 138th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (70.4). The Cardinal defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (733 of 1,647) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 13th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 300 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals took home the win by a final score of 85-68 against California. The Cardinals collected 32 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 37 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. California committed 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 20 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Louisville buried 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinals finished 27 out of 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. The Cardinals permitted California to knock down 21 of 71 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 29.6% in this game. They finished shooting 28.1% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 32 and ended up going 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Louisville allowed California to snag 38 in all (19 offensive).

Terrence Edwards ended up having an impact for the Cardinals in this contest. He knocked down 11 of 19 in the game giving him a rate of 57.9%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 35 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the game.

Louisville has a win-loss record of 24-6 on the campaign. The Cardinals have committed 15.5 fouls per contest and they go 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per contest (130th in college) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. Louisville has earned 2,391 pts on the year (79.7 per contest) and they collect 37.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cardinals are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which has them ranked 134th in college hoops.

The Louisville defense allows 33.6% on three-point shots (234 of 697) and their opponents are converting on 70.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.7 dimes and 33.3 boards every game, which is 58th and 118th in those defensive categories. The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court are 92nd in the nation in points given up per game with 69.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (122nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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