Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ACC Extra

The Stanford Cardinal (3-0) will try to beat the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-2) at Maples Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns faced off with McNeese State and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-62 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Ragin' Cajuns walked away with 27 while McNeese State totaled 22 personal fouls. They made 10 of 21 shots from distance. McNeese State went 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 30 of their 39 attempts. In addition, McNeese State had 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. McNeese State recorded 19 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. With regard to the defense, Louisiana allowed the other team to go 53.3% from the field on 24 out of 45 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Ragin' Cajuns converted 20 of 23 tries for a percentage of 87.0%. Louisiana finished the game with a 33.3% FG percentage (18 out of 54) and made 6 of their 22 3-point attempts.

Dorian Finister is a player who played a role for this contest. He shot 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up with 25 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Louisiana steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 1-2 for the year. They are turning it over 10.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 23.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Louisiana is pulling in 31.0 boards per contest and has tallied 30 assists this year, which ranks 321st in the country in terms of passing. The Ragin' Cajuns are connecting on 31.9% on three-point shots (23 of 72) and 54.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 61.3 pts per game (352nd in college) on 42.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Ragin' Cajuns are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They relinquish 36.2% on 3-point shots while they are 144th in college in points per game allowed (70.3). The Ragin' Cajuns are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.2% (84 of 182) and they surrender 32.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 131st in the country in giving up assists with 46 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Stanford Cardinal got the victory with a final of 77-68 when they played Montana State. Regarding rebounds, Stanford permitted Montana State to get 31 overall (5 offensive). They finished shooting 30.4% from beyond the arc by going 7 out of 23 and ended up going 7 out of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Cardinal allowed Montana State to make 27 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.6% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinal went 28 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.2%. When discussing three-point attempts, Stanford converted 5 of their 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 76.2%. Montana State earned 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Cardinal corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest.

Ebuka Okorie was important for the Cardinal in this contest. He totaled 21 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists in the matchup. He converted 7 of 15 in the game for a rate of 46.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the year. The Cardinal are committing 14.3 fouls every game and they hit 75.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.0 times per game (294th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. Stanford has totaled 257 points for the campaign (85.7 per contest) and they grab 38.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Cardinal are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 184th in Division 1.

The Stanford defense allows 37.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (26 of 70) and their opponents are connecting on 76.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.3 assists and 33.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 99th and 113th in college hoops. The Cardinal on the defensive end are ranked 169th in the country in points per game surrendered with 71.7. They have forced 19.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (274th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stanford

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