Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN2

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-4) are headed to Maples Pavilion on Tuesday where they will play the Stanford Cardinal (11-2).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played IPFW and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-69 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up walking away with 18 while IPFW finished the game with 17 fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 35 attempts from long range. IPFW finished 76.5% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 17 shots. In addition, IPFW collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. IPFW recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Concerning the defense, Notre Dame allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 24 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes in this game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 37 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish converted 14 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Notre Dame finished having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 out of 60) and made 7 of their 27 3-pointers.

Jalen Haralson is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and also collected 9 rebounds. He notched 21 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Notre Dame heads into this game with a record of 9-4 this season. They average 76.7 points per game (205th in college hoops) while hitting 47.1% from the floor. The Fighting Irish are shooting 37.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (118 of 311) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Notre Dame is snagging 37.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 170 dimes for the campaign, which is 249th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Fighting Irish are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 fouls. They currently rank 146th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 162 conceded this season. The Fighting Irish defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (303 of 726) and they surrender 30.4 boards per contest as a group. They give up 33.3% on shots from distance and they are 75th in the nation in opponents PPG (68.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Stanford Cardinal went home victorious with a score of 88-80 against Cal State Northridge. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Stanford allowed Cal State Northridge to grab 28 in total (4 offensive). They finished 47.1% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 17 and ended up shooting 24 out of 30 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Cardinal allowed Cal State Northridge to make 24 of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Cardinal went 25 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Stanford buried 11 out of 27 attempts (40.7%). They were able to knock down 27 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.1%. Cal State Northridge was called for 24 fouls in this contest which got the Cardinal to the free throw line for 38 attempts. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Cardinal were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the game.

Ebuka Okorie ended up having an impact for the Cardinal in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 18 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He tallied 30 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in this game.

Stanford has a record of 11-2 this season. As an offensive unit, the Cardinal are hitting on 44.5% from the field, which is ranked 239th in Division 1. Stanford has accounted for 1,064 pts on the year (81.8 per contest) and they collect 36.2 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (282nd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per game and they shoot 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Cardinal on the defensive end are ranked 163rd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 72.3. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (306th in college hoops). The Stanford defense concedes 35.6% from downtown (79 of 222) and their opponents are making 77.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.9 dimes and 30.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 41st and 23rd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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