Hawaii Warriors vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 8/29/2026 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hawaii Warriors vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026

Location: Stanford Stadium in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinal (-5.5)

Total/Over-Under: 48.5

The Hawaii Warriors (9-4 last season) are hitting the road to Stanford Stadium on Saturday, August 29, 2026 where they will try to beat the Stanford Cardinal (4-8 last year). Hawaii opens as 5.5-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 48.5.

The Hawaii Warriors finished the season having earned a 9-4 record. In their last contest, the Warriors played the California Golden Bears and earned the victory with a final of 35-31. The Hawaii Warriors ran the football 23 different times and accounted for 93 yards, which came out to an average of 4.0 yds per attempt. For the game, they had 72 plays which gave them a total of 395 yds. Hawaii relinquished 28 completions on 39 attempts for 336 yards, and a completion percentage of 71.8%. Against the rush, the Warriors conceded 144 yards on 28 attempts, which is an average of 5.1 yards per run surrendered.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Hawaii Warriors had an average of 29.0 PPG. As a unit they averaged 103.2 yards in the run game, ranking them 128th in D-1. The Warriors earned 5,119 total yards for the previous season. Hawaii compiled 30 passing touchdowns and 8 rushing touchdowns. Hawaii accumulated 267 1st downs offensively, and they were called for 100 infractions for 855 yds. They surrendered the football 18 different times.

The Warriors ranked 62nd in the nation when it comes to their opponents scoring, giving up 24.1 PPG. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.2 yards per rush and 133.8 rushing yards per game last season. Overall, they gave up 1,739 rushing yards through 13 contests. Regarding yards through the air, the Warriors allowed 2,954 yds which had them sitting in 91st in the nation. Over the course of their 13 games played last season, they conceded 227.2 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 59.4%. They allowed 361.0 yards per outing which put them 61st in D-1. They surrendered 16 touchdowns through the air and 20 rushing touchdowns.

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The Cardinal wrapped up their year holding a 4-8 record. The last time they took the field, the Cardinal took a loss by a final score of 49-20 against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Stanford relinquished 38 running attempts for 187 yds (4.9 yds per carry). The Cardinal secondary conceded a completion percentage of 63.9%, surrendering 337 yards on 23 for 36 passing. The Cardinal ended up finishing with 312 yds and they ran 70 plays (4.5 yds per play). Stanford ran for 2.9 yards per carry, finishing the game with 86 yds on 30 carries.

Regarding their ability to score points, the Cardinal were 123rd in Division 1 scoring 18.8 points per game. The Stanford Cardinal averaged 306.5 yards/outing, ranking them 125th in D-1. The Stanford offense totaled 640 yds of penalties on 72 infractions, which had them sitting 85th in the country in terms of hurting your team. They tossed 12 interceptions while conceding 5 fumbles and they tallied 209 1st downs. Last season, the Cardinal compiled 2,664 yards via the pass as well as an average of 222.0 throwing yards per game, ranking them 73rd in college football. They had an average of 84.5 yards via the ground game and toted the ball for 1,014 yards for the season.

Stanford conceded a total of 1,432 yards rushing (119.3 yards per contest) in addition to 17 touchdowns rushing last year. They surrendered 22 touchdowns through the air and 288.9 yards per contest, which had them ranked 136th in the nation. Overall, they allowed 350 points in total. Their defense had 10 fumbles and 4 picks in the previous season. The Cardinal defense was on the field for 826 plays, which had them ranked 55th in the nation. The Cardinal allowed 29.2 points per game, which had them ranked 96th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's Warriors/Cardinal college football game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Cardinal -5.5

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