Stanford Cardinal vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

Lenovo Center is the location where the NC State Wolfpack (19-11) will attempt to defeat the Stanford Cardinal (19-11) on Saturday.

The Stanford Cardinal played Notre Dame and notched a win by a score of 86-78 in their last game. Stanford ended the game having earned a 57.1% FG percentage (32 out of 56) and made 12 out of their 23 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cardinal buried 10 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to defense, Stanford allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the floor on 22 out of 51 shooting. Notre Dame recorded 11 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Additionally, Notre Dame totaled 27 boards (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Notre Dame finished 89.3% at the charity stripe by converting 25 of 28 attempts. They converted 9 out of their 22 tries from distance. In reference to fouls, the Cardinal finished with 18 and Notre Dame accumulated 15 fouls.

Ebuka Okorie is a guy who came through for the contest. He racked up 24 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He played 35 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 7 dimes.

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Stanford heads into this game with a record of 19-11 this season. They average 76.1 points per game (170th in the nation) while hitting 43.5% from the field. The Cardinal are shooting 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (276 of 780) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Stanford is collecting 33.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 362 dimes so far this year, which ranks 317th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cardinal are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They give up 34.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 145th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.6). The Cardinal defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (743 of 1,631) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 15th in D-1 in giving up assists with 322 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the NC State Wolfpack took a loss by a score of 93-64 against Duke. In relation to team rebounding, North Carolina State allowed Duke to get 41 in total (12 offensive). They finished 39.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 of 28 and finished the game at 18 out of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Wolfpack allowed Duke to make 32 out of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.2% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Wolfpack shot 23 for 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.4%. In the matter of three-point attempts, North Carolina State buried 7 of their 29 attempts (24.1%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a clip of 64.7%. Duke earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wolfpack to the free throw line for 17 tries. They coughed it up 6 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Wolfpack earned 17 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game.

Darrion Williams pitched in for the Wolfpack in this contest. He earned 17 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He made 6 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and had 1 rebound.

North Carolina State has a mark of 19-11 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Wolfpack are shooting 46.7% from the field, which ranks them 97th in D-1. North Carolina State has scored 2,506 points on the season (83.5 per contest) and they collect 35.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.9 times per contest (72nd in D-1) and they cough up possession 9.2 times per contest. The Wolfpack commit 18.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Wolfpack on defense are ranked 235th in college in PPG surrendered with 75.7. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (195th in D-1). The North Carolina State defense allows 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (275 of 789) and their opposition makes 69.1% of their foul shots. They allow 12.8 dimes and 35.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 135th and 277th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stanford

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