The Cardinal hope to be lousy hosts on Saturday as the San Diego Toreros pay a visit to Maples Pavilion on the college basketball betting menu.

The Cardinal bring a 8-1 record (6-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 5-5 Toreros, who are 2-5 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Stanford go 3-4 so far and the Toreros go 3-4.



View San Diego vs Stanford Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Toreros listed as 22.5-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Cardinal) and the No. 271 (Toreros) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 85-65 result in favor of the Cardinal has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Stanford's No. 31-rated squad against San Diego's No. 260-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Stanford rates No. 162 in the country with 6.3 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 164 nationally with 6.3 per match.

Defensively, San Diego features the nation's No. 191-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.2 points per game. Stanford, meanwhile, comes in at No. 92 nationally in scoring at home.

San Diego lost its last outing, a 65-61 result against Santa Barbara on December 13. They covered in that game as a 10-point underdog. The Toreros endured a 65-61 loss at the hands of the Gauchos on Tuesday, despite a 15-point effort from Johnny Dee at Jenny Craig Pavilion.

Stanford won its last outing, a 76-72 result against North Carolina State on December 4. They failed to cover in that game as a 9-point favorite. The Cardinal grabbed a 76-72 win over the Wolfpack on Sunday, behind a 19-point effort from Josh Owens at Maples Pavilion.


San Diego Toreros Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing South Alabama are 0-1
After playing Santa Barbara are 2-4
After a loss are 4-6

Stanford Cardinal Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Toreros at Cardinal trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Diego's last 15 games on the road
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Stanford is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Stanford is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego home to South Alabama, Thursday, December 22
Stanford home to Bethune-Cookman, Monday, December 19