The road-weary Cardinal opened as 6.5-point favorites over the visiting Sun Devils, who are coming off a last-second victory over Wisconsin.
Stanford traveled to the East Coast and was sluggish in a win over Army.
Stanford is 5-1 ATS in six recent home games against the Sun Devils. They also won last season’s close 17-13 battle in Tempe. Four of the last five meetings have stayed under the total.
Arizona State is loaded with talent this season, coach Todd Graham’s second. But Stanford is considered a serious national-title threat.
The Cardinal have covered the spread in 14 of their last 20 Pac-12 games.
View Arizona State vs Stanford Odds and Stats.
Betting Line: Oddsmakers at Sportsbook opened the Cardinal as 6.5-point favorites in the matchup, while the betting total was 51.5 over at Sportsbook as of Thursday.
Power Rankings / Prediction: The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Cardinal rated this week at No. 93 and the Sun Devils sitting at No. 9. It may or may not play a role in OddsShark score prediction models that turned out a 56-45 result in favor of the Sun Devils this week.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Stanford's No. 49-ranked offense, averaging 34 PPG, against a Sun Devils defense that ranks No. 20 this week at 15 PPG. The Cardinal aerial game is averaging 206 yards per game, more than the Sun Devils secondary allows through the air, 163 YPG per game.
Last time out for Arizona State, they were a 32-30 Sportsbook as they battled Wisconsin at home. Arizona State failed to cover in the match as a 7-point favorite, while 62 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Taylor Kelly led the way last time out for the Sun Devils, connecting for 352 passing yards and a 32-30 victory over the Badgers at Sun Devil Stadium.
Stanford won its last outing, a 34-20 result against Army on September 14. Stanford failed to cover in that game as a 30.5-point favorite, while the 54 combined points took the game OVER the total. Army was unable to contain Tyler Gaffney in its last action Saturday and the result was a 34-20 Week 3 loss against the Cardinal.
Arizona State Sun Devils Trends:
When playing in September are 8-2
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 5-5
Stanford Cardinal Trends:
When playing in September are 9-1
When playing on grass are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 9-1
A few Sun Devils at Cardinal trends to consider:
Arizona State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona State's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona State's last 5 games when playing Stanford
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona State's last 10 games on the road
Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Stanford is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Stanford's last 5 games when playing Arizona State
Next up:
Arizona State home to Southern Cal, Saturday, September 28
Stanford at Washington State, Saturday, September 28
