A pair of struggling Pac-12 teams looking to bounce back from losses square off on Thursday night when the Arizona State Sun Devils visit the Stanford Cardinal for a conference clash. Arizona State has dropped five of six, including a home setback to Oregon on Saturday, and is sixth in the Pac-12 college basketball standings, a game behind the Ducks.
Stanford has been one of the most up-and-down NCAA basketball teams this season and had its five-game winning streak snapped with a loss at Colorado on Sunday. That setback dropped it down to 10th place in the conference, percentage points behind Washington and Washington State. This is one of the more intriguing NCAA basketball games today, so let’s take a closer look at the Arizona State vs Stanford odds and determine some good bets to make.
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal Odds
The NCAAB odds for this game are favoring the Stanford Cardinal, as they’ve gone 7-4 at Maples Pavilion while dropping five of six games as the true road team. Stanford is a three-point favorite in the contest, with a point-spread bet having -110 odds on each side of it.
If you’d prefer a moneyline wager among your college basketball picks today, you can get Stanford at -150, while Arizona State is listed at +130. Among the Arizona State vs Stanford odds, the over/under is set at 139 points, with each side of that bet getting -110 odds.
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal Matchup Information
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal
Location of the Game: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA
Date and Time: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 10:00 PM ET
How to Watch: FS1
Arizona State Sun Devils at Stanford Cardinal Betting Preview
Arizona State Sun Devils
If you’re trying to make an Arizona State Sun Devils prediction, good luck on determining which team is going to show up. Will it be the Arizona State team that started 15-3 on the season or the one that has lost five of its last six?
If the Sun Devils are going to come out on top in this one, they’ll need a good game from leading scorer Desmond Cambridge Jr. The senior guard is averaging 13.2 points per game but had just six points in the team’s loss to Oregon on Saturday.
Senior Warren Washington can be a presence in the paint for the Sun Devils. The 7-foot forward leads the team with 7.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per contest, and he had seven points, ten rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in the first meeting between these two teams.
Stanford Cardinal
The Stanford Cardinal schedule has been a bit kind to the team of late, with many of the team’s opponents being near the bottom of the Pac-12 standings as well. But Thursday’s game is followed by dates with ranked opponents Arizona and UCLA, so if Stanford wants to be one of the teams you’re betting on March Madness, it will need to keep its run going against better competition.
Senior Spencer Jones is one of the key college basketball players for the Cardinal in this one. The forward is leading Stanford in scoring at 13.3 points per game and had 22 points in a road win over Utah on February 2.
Senior guard Michael Jones is scoring 9.8 points per game and had 12 points in the first meeting with the Sun Devils. He’s scored in double-digits in each of the last two games, connecting on 5-of-9 from 3-point range.
The college basketball injury report still lists Stanford forward James Keefe as out for this game. Keefe (5.6 points, 4.9 rebounds) hasn’t played since January 19 due to a hand injury.
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal Betting Picks
The Arizona State vs Stanford odds are expecting this game to be close, giving the edge to the Cardinal simply because they’re playing at home. If you’re making this game part of your college basketball picks today, you want to go with Stanford because they’ve been playing better of late.
Arizona State has really struggled over the last few weeks, and it could struggle to score against the Stanford defense, which allows just 66.3 points per contest. This should be a close one, but when you’re deciding on the bets to make on today’s NCAAB schedule, take the Cardinal to win and cover and the under to hit.
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