The Stanford Cardinal and the Utah Utes meet in college basketball action from the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Utah is listed as a 7.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -400. The total for this game is set at 133.5 points.
Injuries
For Stanford, James Keefe is questionable for this game with a hand injury while Gabe Madsen is questionable for this game for Utah with a leg injury.
Matchup History
Utah’s 71-66 win over Stanford back on December 31st, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for the Utes in this matchup.
Trends
Stanford is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following a win while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. Utah is 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games following an ATS loss and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 home games.
Pick
I’m backing Utah here. Both teams have been playing fairly well lately, but I’m still not sure how much I trust this Stanford team and I just feel that Utah is the better team. Not only are the Utes playing decent defense like we’ve become accustomed to seeing over the years, but they’ve added an offensive facet to their game as well and I think they can do enough to get themselves a win and cover here.