Virginia Cavaliers vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Stanford Cardinal (10-5) are welcoming the Virginia Cavaliers (8-7) at Maples Pavilion on Saturday.

The Virginia Cavaliers faced California and took a loss by a score of 75-61 in their last contest. Virginia finished the game with a 32.8% field goal percentage (19 of 58) and made 7 of 23 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 16 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned a total of 28 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to defense, Virginia allowed 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. California distributed 6 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. Moreover, California snagged 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. California went 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 27 of their 33 shots. They made 4 out of their 13 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 23 while California racked up 16 personal fouls.

Andrew Rohde is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the field and also earned 6 assists.

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Virginia comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-7 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Virginia is pulling in 31.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 214 dimes for the campaign, which is 189th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.3% on 3-point shots (117 of 322) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 61.3 points per outing (360th in the country) while connecting on 43.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers have forced 9.7 turnovers per game while drawing 14.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.4% from 3-point land while they are 16th in college hoops in opponents points per game (62.4). The Cavaliers are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.2% (331 of 823) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 59th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 171 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal walked away with a victory by a final of 70-59 when they played Virginia Tech. In reference to attacking the glass, Stanford permitted Virginia Tech to get 24 in all (4 offensive). They finished 28.6% from three-point range by hitting 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 3 out of 7 at the free throw line (42.9%). The Cardinal allowed Virginia Tech to make 26 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% for this contest. Overall, the Cardinal shot 23 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 44.2%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Stanford knocked down 9 of 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 88.2%. Virginia Tech was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. The Cardinal were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Maxime Raynaud ended up having an impact for the Cardinal for this contest. He had 19 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He converted 8 out of 17 in the game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 14 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss record of 10-5 so far this year. The Cardinal are committing 17.4 fouls every game and they shoot 76.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per game (164th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.3 times per contest. Stanford has accumulated 1,146 pts for the campaign (76.4 per game) and they pull in 35.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cardinal are hitting on 43.8% from the field, which ranks them 245th in Division 1.

The Stanford defense concedes 32.0% on shots from distance (90 of 281) and opponents are making 77.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 9.3 dimes and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 7th and 92nd in D-1. The Cardinal defensively are ranked 183rd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 71.1. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (285th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Virginia

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