Duke Blue Devils vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ACC Network

Maples Pavilion is the location where the Stanford Cardinal (14-4) will attempt to defeat the Duke Blue Devils (16-1) on Saturday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced off with California and earned the victory with a final of 71-56 in their last game. Duke wrapped up the contest with a 45.2% FG percentage (28 of 62) and converted 7 of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Blue Devils made 8 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 47.1%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 assists for this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Duke allowed their opponent to shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 of 52 shooting. California distributed 9 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In addition, California pulled down 22 boards (2 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. California finished 76.5% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 17 tries. They also made 5 of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Blue Devils finished with 17 while California finished the game with 22 fouls.

Isaiah Evans is a player who came through in the game. He finished shooting 45.5% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 30 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He scored 21 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Duke heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 16-1 this year. They average 85.8 points per game (38th in the country) while shooting 49.5% from the field. The Blue Devils are connecting on 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (164 of 474) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Duke is collecting 40.3 boards per game and is sitting with 300 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 47th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Blue Devils are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 79th in college hoops in giving up assists with 209 surrendered for the year. The Blue Devils defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.4% (403 of 1,022) and they surrender 31.1 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 30.6% from beyond the arc while they are 25th in college in PPG allowed (65.9).

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal went home victorious with a score of 95-90 against North Carolina. The Cardinal were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards for a total of 22 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. North Carolina earned 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 65.2%. In terms of shots from downtown, Stanford converted 16 of their 28 tries (57.1%). When all was said and done, the Cardinal finished 32 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.1%. The Cardinal permitted North Carolina to make 32 out of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.2% for this contest. They finished 37.5% from 3-point land by hitting 6 out of 16 and finished the contest at 20 of 32 at the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing team rebounding, Stanford permitted North Carolina to snag 29 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Benny Gealer ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinal in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Stanford has a record of 14-4 for the campaign. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per game (303rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.9 times per game. Stanford has accounted for 1,403 pts this year (77.9 per contest) and they snag 34.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cardinal are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 272nd in the nation.

The Stanford defense surrenders 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (107 of 323) and opponents are making 75.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.6 dimes and 32.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 17th and 74th in college hoops. The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 133rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (287th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duke

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