Portland Pilots vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 12/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Pilots vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Monday, December 1, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ACC Extra

The Stanford Cardinal (5-1) will try to defeat the Portland Pilots (5-3) at Maples Pavilion on Monday.

The Portland Pilots played Long Beach State and walked away with a win by a score of 93-73 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pilots ended up finishing with 18 and Long Beach State totaled 16 fouls. They also converted 7 of 26 attempts from three-point range. Long Beach State walked away from this one shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Long Beach State snagged 22 rebounds (9 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Long Beach State dished out 16 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes in this contest while creating 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Pilots buried 17 of 19 shots for a percentage of 89.5%. Portland wrapped up the game with a 70.0% FG percentage (35 out of 50) and buried 6 of their 12 3-pointers.

Joel Foxwell is a guy who was important for this contest. He totaled 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 70.0% from the field and dished out 7 dimes.

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Portland heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 83.5 points per outing (97th in the country) while shooting 50.9% from the field. The Pilots are shooting 31.8% on three-point shots (49 of 154) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 37.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 158 dimes so far this year, which ranks 3rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Pilots are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They relinquish 31.4% from 3-point land while they are 278th in college in points per game allowed (79.1). The Pilots defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.7% (217 of 520) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 359th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 143 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Stanford Cardinal walked away with a victory by a final of 72-68 when they faced Minnesota. When discussing cleaning the glass, Stanford allowed Minnesota to snag 22 in all (5 offensive). They wrapped up this game 45.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 20 and finished the contest at 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Cardinal allowed Minnesota to bury 23 of their 45 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.1% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinal shot 25 for 67 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.3%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Stanford knocked down 8 of their 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Minnesota earned 19 fouls for the contest which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Cardinal snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the matchup.

Ebuka Okorie ended up being important for the Cardinal in this matchup. He totaled 25 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Stanford has a mark of 5-1 so far this year. As an offense, the Cardinal are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which is 269th in the nation. Stanford has totaled 491 points so far this season (81.8 per contest) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.2 times per contest (293rd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. The Cardinal commit 15.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Stanford defense allows 38.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (44 of 115) and opponents are converting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.7 dimes and 31.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 45th and 55th in the nation. The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 135th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (319th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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