The Utah Utes (9-7 overall, 6-6 Pac-12) tangle with the Stanford Cardinal (12-8, 8-6) in a Saturday night (10 p.m. ET) Pac-12 contest at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. Below, we analyze the Utah-Stanford college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Utah at Stanford: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:47 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Utah +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Stanford -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Utah +4.5 (-110) | Stanford -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 137.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Utah at Stanford: Three things to know
- Stanford is looking to bounce back from an 18-point loss at home (to Colorado), the program’s worst since Dec. 21, 2017. After shooting a robust 54.7% from the floor in its previous three games, the Cardinal misfired its way to a 39.6% mark against the Buffaloes. For the season, Stanford is tied atop the Pac-12-in field goal shooting, connecting on 46.5% of its shots.
- These teams last faced each other on Jan. 14, when the Utes shot outshot the Cardinal, 49% to 35%, in a 79-65 victory. Over the last half-dozen meetings between Utah and Stanford, the Utes are 5-1.
- Stanford is 11th in free-throw rate and what can that mean on the scoreboard? In 14 games since Dec. 21, its meant more than a four-point advantage (average) to the Stanford five. Over its last two games at home — even with its opponents shooting over 83% from the line, the Cardinal has outscored foes, 28-21, on free throws.
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Utah at Stanford: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Stanford 70, Utah 68
Money line (ML)
The price here is attractive, enough so to split some Utes-favoring action with the ATS wager below. TAKE UTAH (+170).
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Cardinal is 1-4 ATS in its last five games.
Stanford doesn’t hit the offensive glass hard and it gets a bit loose with the ball at times. That subtracts from the looks necessary to crank out a two-possession victory in this one. Utah has performed admirably on the road and is trending upward with its overall shooting.
TAKE UTAH +4.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
This match-up offers up conflicting analytics on hidden-points “luck” factors like second-chance efforts and points off turnovers. A PASS IS SUGGESTED.
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