Stanford Cardinal vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACC Network

The Miami Hurricanes (16-4) will try to beat the Stanford Cardinal (14-6) at Watsco Center on Wednesday.

The Stanford Cardinal faced off with California and took a loss by a score of 78-66 in their last contest. Stanford ended having earned a 27.3% field goal percentage (18 out of 66) and buried 6 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Cardinal converted 24 of 31 attempts for a rate of 77.4%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 40 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 9 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Stanford allowed their opponent to shoot 41.4% from the floor on 24 out of 58 shooting. California recorded 7 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In addition, California grabbed 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. California went 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 25 attempts. They also made 10 out of their 25 tries from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Cardinal left the arena with 18 while California finished the game with 22 fouls.

Jeremy Dent-Smith is a player who was important in this contest. He scored 20 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He played 34 mins played and collected 4 boards. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Stanford comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-6 so far this year. They are averaging 76.0 points per game (200th in the country) while hitting 42.2% from the field. The Cardinal are hitting 33.5% on shots from downtown (171 of 510) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Stanford is collecting 34.9 boards per game and has racked up 241 assists this year, which ranks 323rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cardinal are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They rank 20th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 213 surrendered for the campaign. The Cardinal defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (498 of 1,088) and they concede 33.1 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 33.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 146th in college in PPG from their opponents (72.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes walked away with a victory by a final of 85-76 against Syracuse. The Hurricanes recorded 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Syracuse had 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hurricanes to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Miami made 7 out of 13 attempts (53.8%). Overall, the Hurricanes shot 33 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 61.1%. The Hurricanes allowed Syracuse to bury 30 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% in this matchup. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Syracuse to pull down 19 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Malik Reneau pitched in for the Hurricanes for this game. He earned 20 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and added 5 assists for the game. He made 8 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and added 11 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 16-4 on the year. The Hurricanes commit 16.6 fouls per game and they go 69.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.7 times per contest (27th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game. Miami has tallied 1,699 points for the season (85.0 per game) and they average 38.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hurricanes are shooting 51.0% from the floor, which ranks 13th in D-1.

The Hurricanes on the defensive side of the court are 71st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (136th in college). The Miami defense allows 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (158 of 458) and opponents are making 66.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.1 dimes and 29.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 166th and 9th in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stanford

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