Stanford Cardinal vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN+

The SMU Mustangs (16-5) will play the Stanford Cardinal (15-6) at Moody Coliseum on Saturday.

The Stanford Cardinal played Syracuse and took home the win by a score of 70-61 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Cardinal finished with 10 and Syracuse recorded 16 fouls. They also buried 6 of 19 shots from downtown. Syracuse walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the free throw line by burying 9 of 14 attempts. Furthermore, Syracuse collected 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Syracuse dished out 9 assists and had 4 steals in this game. When discussing the defense, Stanford allowed the other team to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 23 out of 49 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cardinal made 15 of 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Stanford wrapped up the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 of 54) and converted 7 out of their 23 three-point attempts.

Maxime Raynaud is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 41.2% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and pulled down 15 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Stanford comes into this one with a win-loss record of 15-6 so far this season. They currently have an average of 76.6 points per outing (123rd in Division 1) while hitting 44.8% from the floor. The Cardinal are connecting on 34.4% on shots from distance (179 of 521) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Stanford is snagging 35.0 boards per game and has totaled 304 assists so far this year, which ranks 134th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cardinal are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 126th in college hoops in opponents points per game (69.8). The Cardinal are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (513 of 1,155) and they relinquish 31.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 10th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 199 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the SMU Mustangs walked away with a victory by a final of 76-65 against California. In relation to attacking the glass, SMU permitted California to snag 31 in total (14 offensive). They finished 20.0% from three-point range by going 5 out of 25 and ended up going 14 out of 21 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Mustangs allowed California to bury 23 of their 67 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.3% in the game. Overall, the Mustangs shot 27 out of 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, SMU made 6 out of their 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.2%. California earned 18 fouls for this contest which got the Mustangs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Mustangs earned 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game.

Chuck Harris was important for the Mustangs for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 3 assists in this game.

SMU has a mark of 16-5 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Mustangs are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is 49th in the nation. SMU has tallied 1,738 points for the year (82.8 per contest) and they collect 40.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per game (46th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Mustangs are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The Mustangs are ranked 196th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 71.8. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (47th in the nation). The SMU defense allows 33.6% on 3-point shots (169 of 503) and opponents are converting on 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.0 assists and 33.1 boards per contest, which ranks 315th and 111th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SMU

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