Montana State Bobcats vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana State Bobcats vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ACC Extra

Maples Pavilion is the site where the Stanford Cardinal (2-0) will try to beat the Montana State Bobcats (1-2) on Wednesday.

The Montana State Bobcats stepped onto the hardwood against Denver and ended up losing by a score of 75-73 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bobcats ended up with 13 while Denver finished the game with 13 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 10 tries from beyond the perimeter. Denver finished the contest at 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of 10 attempts. Moreover, Denver collected 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Denver doled out 9 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Montana State let their opponent shoot 58.2% from the field on 32 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 22 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats made 5 of 7 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Montana State finished having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (30 of 61) and converted 8 out of their 28 3-pointers.

Davian Brown is one guy who came through in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 25 minutes played and also collected 3 boards. He notched 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Montana State will take the court with a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the campaign. They are turning it over 10.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Montana State is grabbing 30.3 boards per game and has tallied 42 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 64th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bobcats are shooting 40.9% on shots from beyond the arc (36 of 88) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 88.3 points per game (105th in D-1) while shooting 55.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bobcats are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 13.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 258th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 32 conceded for the year. The Bobcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.6% (80 of 158) and they concede 27.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 25.7% on shots from downtown and they are 131st in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (67.7).

The last time they took the court, the Stanford Cardinal got the victory with a final of 91-68 against Montana. Concerning how they rebounded, Stanford allowed Montana to snag 33 in total (5 offensive). They shot 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 20 and finished the game at 16 of 17 from the free throw line (94.1%). The Cardinal allowed Montana to knock down 23 out of their 51 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.1% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinal finished the game shooting 36 out of 79 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Stanford buried 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 60.0%. Montana was called for 12 fouls in this contest which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They turned it over 4 times, while earning 14 steals for this contest. The Cardinal collected 19 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game.

Ebuka Okorie was important for the Cardinal for the contest. He had 29 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest. He converted 11 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss record of 2-0 for the campaign. The Cardinal commit 15.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per contest (313th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. Stanford has scored 180 pts for the campaign (90.0 per contest) and they pull in 37.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinal are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 174th in college hoops.

The Cardinal on defense are ranked 211th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They are forcing 20.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (265th in the nation). The Stanford defense gives up 40.4% on shots from 3-point land (19 of 47) and opponents are making 84.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.0 assists and 33.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 208th and 137th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montana State

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