Stanford Cardinal vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Stanford Cardinal (7-2) are traveling to Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday where they will compete against the San Jose State Spartans (5-5).

The Stanford Cardinal faced off with UNLV and took a loss by a final of 75-74 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Cardinal left the arena with 17 and UNLV totaled 19 fouls. They converted 3 out of their 10 attempts from three-point range. UNLV finished 59.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 27 shots. Furthermore, UNLV grabbed 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UNLV doled out 7 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Stanford allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 28 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 41 with 16 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cardinal converted 17 of 27 attempts for a rate of 63.0%. Stanford finished the game with a 38.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 63) and made 9 of their 30 3-point attempts.

Ebuka Okorie is one player who was a contributor in this game. He totaled 18 points on 4 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also pulled down 5 boards. He ended up shooting 25.0% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Stanford comes into this contest with a record of 7-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 81.9 points per contest (103rd in D-1) on 43.0% from the field. The Cardinal are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (83 of 242) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stanford is pulling down 37.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 114 dimes so far this season, which is 314th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.9 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cardinal are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 26th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 95 conceded on the season. The Cardinal defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (227 of 486) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 160th in college in PPG allowed (72.2).

In their last game, the San Jose State Spartans went home victorious with a score of 89-83 when they played Long Beach State. In the matter of attacking the glass, San Jose State permitted Long Beach State to collect 33 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished 29.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Spartans permitted Long Beach State to convert 32 out of 67 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 47.8% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Spartans finished the game shooting 30 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.6%. Regarding 3-point shots, San Jose State made 9 of their 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 74.1%. Long Beach State committed 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Spartans were able to collect 13 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 17 for the contest.

Colby Garland was important for the Spartans in the game. He tallied 27 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this game. He knocked down 8 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

San Jose State has a record of 5-5 for the year. As an offense, the Spartans are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 147th in the nation. San Jose State has earned 751 pts this season (75.1 per contest) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.3 times per game (334th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Spartans commit 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The San Jose State defense gives up 33.6% on shots from distance (81 of 241) and their opponents are making 72.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 15.7 dimes and 33.1 boards per game, which ranks them 310th and 116th in college hoops. The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 168th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (254th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose State

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