Sunday college basketball and we will see the Washington Huskies take on the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California. The game has a start time of 10:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on ESPN U. Current Vegas betting odds have Stanford listed as 6 point favorites, while the total is set at 131.
Analysis: The Washington Huskies come into this game on a two game losing streak that includes a home loss to Stony Brook and a road loss at the hands of California. The Huskies are currently ranked 19th in the polls with a 12-2 record, but will likely drop out thanks to the two game slide. Washington is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. Pacific-12, but they are also 8-3 ATS in the last 11 games vs Stanford. The Huskies have been a decent offensive team, ranking 114th in scoring (71.2 ppg), 134th in shooting (44.6%), 238th in 3 point shooting (31.9%) and 293rd in FT shooting (64.5%). Defensively they have been a very solid team, ranking 54th in points allowed (60.4 ppg), 6th in defensive FG% (34.6%) and 64th in 3 point defense (34.1%).
The Stanford Cardinal come in having won 3 in a row since suffering a hard fought 2 point loss at BYU. For the year Stanford is now 9-3 overall, which includes a perfect 7-0 mark at home. Stanford is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Sunday games, but just 1-5-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. Pacific-12 and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600. The Cardinal have been a solid offensive team this year, ranking 78th in scoring (72.8 ppg), 124th in shooting (44.7%), 43rd in 3 point shooting (38.3%) and 36th in FT shooting (73.8%). The defense for this team has been good, ranking 89th in points allowed (61.8 ppg), 105th in defensive FG% (40.4%) and 237th in 3 point defense (34.9%).
Pick: Going with the Under in this game. Both of these teams have been very good on the defensive end of the floor and both teams play a rather slow brand of ball on offense. That should equal a low scoring game here. The Cardinal comes in allowing just 53.6 ppg at home and just 60.6 ppg in their last 5 overall. For Washington they have allowed just 64.5 ppg on the road and 61 ppg in their last 5, plus they are 6th in the nation in defensive FG% (34.6%). This should be a slow paced game and a tight game and with both defenses being hot I just don't see how this game gets out of the lower 120s.
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