Portland State Vikings vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland State Vikings vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ACC Extra

The Portland State Vikings (19-13 last year) are traveling to Maples Pavilion on Tuesday where they will take on the Stanford Cardinal (21-14 last season).

The Portland State Vikings took the court against Idaho and took a loss by a final of 80-70 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Vikings ended up finishing with 22 while Idaho racked up 14 fouls. They made 10 out of their 29 shots from downtown. Idaho finished the game shooting 69.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 29 attempts. Moreover, Idaho totaled 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Idaho recorded 14 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Portland State allowed the other team to shoot 49.0% from the field on 25 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 18 dimes in this game while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Vikings buried 5 of 10 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Portland State finished having earned a 37.5% field goal percentage (27 of 72) and knocked down 11 of their 43 3-point shots.

Terri Miller Jr. is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up with 17 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and collected 13 boards. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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Portland State steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 19-13 last season. They turned it over 12.7 times per contest and as a team committed 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Portland State grabbed 36.8 boards per game and totaled 468 dimes last year, which was 138th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Vikings connected on 32.7% on three-point shots (201 of 615) and 63.0% from the free throw line. They averaged 75.6 points per game (130th in D-1) while shooting 47.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Vikings forced 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They were ranked 111th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 415 surrendered last season. The Vikings allowed a shooting percentage of 42.7% (777 of 1,819) and they surrendered 33.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrendered 31.8% on three-point shots while they were 95th in college in points per game allowed (69.6).

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-75 against Kent State. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Stanford allowed Kent State to grab 40 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from distance by going 8 of 20 and finished the contest at 13 of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). The Cardinal permitted Kent State to convert 28 of their 68 tries from the field which had them at 41.2% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Cardinal finished shooting 27 out of 60 from the field which had them shooting 45.0%. When discussing shots from downtown, Stanford knocked down 8 of their 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. Kent State had 16 fouls for this contest which took the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 2 steals in the game. The Cardinal recorded 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Jaylen Blakes ended up having an impact for the Cardinal in this matchup. He converted 6 of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 5 assists for this contest.

Stanford had a record of 21-14 last season. The Cardinal were responsible for committing 17.1 fouls every game and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.8 times per contest (162nd in college) and they gave up possession 10.5 times per game. Stanford earned 2,571 pts last season (73.5 per contest) and they pulled down 34.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Cardinal hit 43.5% from the field, which had them ranked 249th in D-1.

The Cardinal on the defensive end were ranked 139th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.7. They forced 11.7 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (245th in college hoops). The Stanford defense conceded 33.4% from downtown (219 of 656) and their opponents knocked down 74.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 10.1 assists and 33.3 rebounds per contest, which had them ranked 11th and 106th in college hoops.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stanford

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