The San Jose State Spartans and the Stanford Cardinal meet in week 5 college football action from the Stanford Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal prediction.
San Jose State Spartans Recap
The San Jose State Spartans come into this game looking to add on to their 31-28 win over Idaho last time out to sit at 1-2 this season. After this game, the Spartans will head home for a game against New Mexico.
Spartans Looking To Build On First Win
Walker Eget has thrown for 714 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 54.7% passing while Jabari Bates leads San Jose State on the ground with 175 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns and Floyd Chalk IV also has 128 rushing yards and 2 scores as well this season. Danny Scudero leads San Jose State with 22 receptions for 379 yards and a touchdown while Kyri Shoels has 13 grabs for 122 yards and a score. On defense, Jordan Pollard leads the Spartans with 27 total tackles while Vili Taufatofua has a pair of sacks.
Why the San Jose State Spartans will win
- Stanford has lost 11 of its last 12 games against teams from California.
- San Jose State has won five of its last six games against teams from California.
- Stanford has failed to cover the spread in each of its last 10 home games against teams from California.
- San Jose State has covered the spread in each of its last six road games against non-conference opponents.
Stanford Cardinal Recap
The Stanford Cardinal come into this game looking to rebound from a 48-20 loss at the hands of Virginia last time out to slip to 1-3 this season. After this game, Stanford will head on the road for a game against SMU.
Cardinal Looking To Bounce Back
Ben Gulbranson has thrown for 723 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 57.5% passing while Micah Ford leads the Cardinal in rushing with 335 yards and 3 TDs as well this season. Bryce Farrell leads Stanford with 275 receiving yards along with a TD while C.J. Williams has a team-high 17 catches for 165 yards as well this season. On defense, Matt Rose has a team-high 39 total tackles including 23 solo tackles while Clay Patterson has a team-high 3 sacks and Hunter Barth has a pair of sacks.
Why the Stanford Cardinal will win
- The home team has won each of Stanford’s last eight games.
- San Jose State has lost each of its last nine games as an underdog in California.
- The home team has covered the spread in seven of Stanford’s last eight games.
- San Jose State has failed to cover the spread in seven of its last eight games in California.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Stanford’s last six games as a favorite in California have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Eight of San Jose State’s last nine games as an underdog against teams from California have gone UNDER the total points line.
San Jose State Spartans vs. Stanford Cardinal Prediction
I’m on San Jose State here. I get why it may feel tempting to look at the Cardinal as short home favorites. However, I feel like San Jose State has the edges across the field especially at QB with Eget over Gulbranson and a top WR in Danny Scudero, who is basically this year’s version of Nick Nash. Stanford may have a win under their belts, but it doesn’t change the fact that I think Stanford is going to be one of the worst teams in FBS this season. Give me San Jose State here.