Stanford Cardinal vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stanford Cardinal vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Stanford Cardinal (13-3) are traveling to John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Virginia Cavaliers (13-2).

The Stanford Cardinal stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia Tech and walked away with a win by a score of 69-68 in their last game. Stanford walked away from the game with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 of 58) and converted 10 of their 28 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Cardinal made 7 of 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for this game while creating 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of defense, Stanford let their opponent shoot 39.6% from the field on 21 of 53 shooting. Virginia Tech distributed 7 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Moreover, Virginia Tech grabbed 34 rebounds (13 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Virginia Tech walked away from this one shooting 76.0% from the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 25 tries. They converted 7 of their 20 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Cardinal walked away with 21 while Virginia Tech accumulated 13 personal fouls.

Ebuka Okorie is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 31 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and pulled down 2 boards. He finished the game at 61.1% from the floor and totaled 6 assists.

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Stanford enters this game with a win-loss mark of 13-3 on the season. They average 78.3 pts per game (153rd in D-1) while connecting on 43.4% from the field. The Cardinal are hitting 34.5% on three-point shots (138 of 400) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stanford is snagging 35.6 rebounds per contest and has 195 assists so far this year, which is 287th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cardinal are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 36th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 166 relinquished so far this year. The Cardinal defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (389 of 868) and they concede 32.3 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 33.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 114th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Virginia Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 84-60 when they played California. In the matter of rebounds, Virginia permitted California to pull down 24 in all (5 offensive). They finished shooting 15.8% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 19 and finished the game at 19 of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). The Cavaliers allowed California to make 19 of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers finished 30 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Virginia converted 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 65.2%. California committed 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Cavaliers were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 for the matchup.

Malik Thomas was important for the Cavaliers in the game. He recorded 20 points in his 25 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 7 of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Virginia has a mark of 13-2 this year. The Cavaliers are committing 19.1 fouls every game and they shoot 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 17.6 times per contest (41st in college) and they cough up possession 10.8 times per contest. Virginia has 1,291 points for the season (86.1 per game) and they pull in 42.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which is 58th in the nation.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 57th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.6. They are able to force 11.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the field (17th in D-1). The Virginia defense surrenders 29.6% on three-point shots (95 of 321) and opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.9 dimes and 32.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 31st and 88th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stanford

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