Stanford Cardinal (3-6) vs. Utah Utes (7-2)
November 12, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Utah Utes -23.5 / Stanford Cardinal +23.5; Over/Under: +53
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The Utah Utes and Stanford Cardinal clash Saturday in week 11 PAC-12 college football action at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Stanford Cardinal need a win after losing 6 of their last 8 games. The Utah Utes look to build on their 3-game winning streak.
The Stanford Cardinal have lost 3 of their last 4 road games. Tanner McKee is completing 60.7 percent of his passes for 2,208 yards, 11 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Elijah Higgins and Michael Wilson have combined for 871 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Brycen Tremayne has 41 receptions. The Stanford Cardinal ground game is averaging 120.4 yards per contest, and Casey Filkins leads the way with 478 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Stanford is allowing 31.3 points and 429 yards per game. Levani Damuni leads the Stanford Cardinal with 52 tackles, Stephen Herron has 5.5 sacks and Kendall Williamson has 1 interception.
The Utah Utes haven’t lost a home game since November 2020. Cameron Rising is completing 67.1 percent of his passes for 2,006 yards, 16 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Dalton Kincaid and Devaughn Vele have combined for 1,099 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, while Money Parks has 14 receptions. The Utah Utes ground game is averaging 202.9 yards per contest, and Travion Thomas leads the way with 452 yards and 5 touchdowns. Defensively, Utah is allowing 21.4 points and 344.8 yards per game. Cole Bishop leads the Utah Utes with 55 tackles, Van Fillinger has 5 sacks and Clark Phillips III has 5 interceptions.
The Cardinal are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 8-22-1 ATS in their last 31 games overall. The Utes are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games in November. The over is 6-2 in Cardinal last 8 conference games. The under is 5-2 in Utes last 7 games in November. The Cardinal are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings. The underdog is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings. The road team is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 meetings.
These aren’t the same Stanford Cardinal from past years that have a successful ground game and elite defense. Stanford this year is 105th in rushing offense, 107th in total defense and 108th in scoring defense. It’s ugly, folks. The Utah Utes are playing their best ball of the season right now and have an offense that can give Stanford fits. The only concern here is a possible look ahead spot for Utah with Oregon on deck. Otherwise, this should be a routine beat down for the Utes.
