The Stanford Cardinal (20-12) travel to face off against the Louisville Cardinals (25-6) on Thursday, March 13th. This game will be played at Spectrum Center in Charlotte and televised on ESPN2. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Stanford Cardinal vs Louisville Cardinals

The Cardinal Are Coming Off A Win

Stanford Cardinal Recent Game/Games

Stanford improved to 20-12 on the season with a 78-73 win over Cal on Wednesday. Playing at home, the Cardinal were -7 favorites but didn’t cover the spread.

Stanford led 38-32 at halftime and scored 40 points in the 2nd half while allowing 41. The game’s total points of 151 went over the 139.5 O/U line.

The Cardinals Are Coming Off A Win

Louisville Cardinals Recent Game/Games

Louisville improved to 25-6 on the season with a 68-48 home win over Stanford on Saturday, March 8th. The Cardinals entered the game as -10.5 favorites and covered the spread with the 20-point victory.

Louisville led 33-18 at halftime and outscored Stanford 35-30 in the 2nd half. The game’s total points of 116 fell well short of the 147.5 O/U line.

Cardinal Offense Breakdown

Stanford’s offense put up 78 points in their last game, shooting 50.9% from the field and 52.4% from beyond the arc, hitting 11 threes. Their effective field goal percentage was 61.8%, and they connected on 84.6% of their free throws. The Cardinal dished out 15 assists and grabbed 7 offensive rebounds.

Andrej Stojakovic led the way with 37 points, shooting 59.1% overall and 57.1% from three. Maxime Raynaud added 23 points and 8 rebounds, while Jaylen Blakes contributed 21 points and 6 assists.

Cardinals Offense Breakdown

Louisville’s offense put up 68 points in their last game, shooting 44.3% from the field. Their two-point shooting was a strong 56.4% (22/39), but they struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 5 of 22 attempts for 22.7%.

Maxime Raynaud led the way with 17 points and 11 rebounds, connecting on 3 of 7 from three-point range. Terrence Edwards Jr. and Chucky Hepburn each added 16 points, though Hepburn missed all 5 of his three-point attempts.

Cardinal Team Defense

Stanford’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 73 points on 50% shooting from the field. They allowed their opponent to hit 17 of 34 two-point attempts, also at a 50% rate.

From beyond the arc, Stanford’s defense allowed 11 threes on 21 attempts, a 52% shooting performance. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 13 times, where they converted 11 shots, shooting 84%. Stanford gave up 7 offensive rebounds.

Cardinals Team Defense

Stanford’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 73 points on 50% shooting from the field. The Cardinal allowed 28 made baskets, with the opposing team shooting 50% on two-point attempts, converting 17 of 34 shots.

From beyond the arc, Stanford’s defense gave up 11 threes on 21 attempts, a 52% shooting performance. They also sent the opposing team to the free-throw line 13 times, where they hit 11 free throws, shooting 84%. Stanford allowed 7 offensive rebounds.

Cardinal vs Cardinals Trends

• Across the Cardinal last ten road games, the team averaged 65 points per game while allowing 77. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 2-8, while going 2-8 straight-up.
• Across their last five home contests, Louisville has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 4-1, while averaging 78 points per game.
• Spanning across their last five games as the betting underdog, the Cardinal have gone 1-4 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-4.
• As the betting favorite, the Cardinals have an ATS record of 3-0 in their last three games. In these matchups, their straight up record was 3-0.

Cardinal vs Cardinals Prediction

The Cardinals is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 80-67. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Cardinals at -10.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 144.5 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the over.

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