Stanford Cardinal vs Michigan Wolverines Betting Pick & Prediction 11/23/23

Planning on watching today’s Cardinal and Wolverines game? Catch the action at Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas, as the Wolverines hosts this showdown at 7:30 ET on ESPN2. The odds for this non-conference game currently have the Wolverines as the betting favorite with the over/under line sitting at 152.5 points.

STANFORD CARDINAL VS MICHIGAN WOLVERINES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Michigan Wolverines -3

This game will be played at Imperial Arena at 7:30 ET on Thursday, November 23rd.

WHY BET THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 77-66 in favor of the Wolverines.
• Not only will Michigan pick up the win, but look for them to cover at -3.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 152.5 points, and we like the under with a projected 143 points.

Will Stanford Pull Through as the Underdog Road Team?

Stanford has a 3-1 record after their first four games. In their last five road games, including those from last year, Stanford has a 2-3 record. Stanford’s ATS record heading into today’s game stands at 2-2. In their first away game of the season, Stanford will be looking to improve on their 3-12 ATS record on the road from last season.

After four games, Stanford has an over/under record of 4-0-0, with their games averaging a combined 165.5 points per game so far. The Cardinal have seen their last five games conclude with a collective average of 85 points per game and an over/under record of 4-1.

Stanford’s offense is coming off a strong performance vs. Eastern Washington, finishing the game with a total of 95 points. Their season average is now 87.8 points per game. Offensively, the Cardinal have a season long field goal percentage of 49%, which is 112nd in the nation. In terms of three-pointers, they are 102nd in percentage and 61st in three-pointers made.

So far, the Cardinal’s defense is ranked 164th in the country at 77.6 points per contest. Stanford’s three-point defense is currently 80th in the country at 9.2 made threes per game. In terms of overall field goal percentage, opponets have hit 40.8% of their shots vs. Stanford.

Will Michigan Pull Through as the Favored Home Team?

Michigan enters today’s game against Stanford with a record of 3-2 on the season. In their last five home games, including one from last year, Michigan has a record of 2-3. Michigan’s ATS performance shows a 3-2 record heading into today’s game. When factoring in last season, Michigan is 6-4 against the spread in their last ten games.

Up to this point, games involving Michigan have had an average of 161.4 points per game, with the average over/under line set at 152.8 points. Their over/under record is 4-1-0. When looking at the Wolverines’ last three games, their over/under record is 2-1, with their games averaging 81 points per game.

Coming off their recent game, the Michigan offense tallied 67 points in a matchup against Memphis. Their field goal percentage for the game was 39.3%, and they made 8 threes. Leading the team in scoring is Dug McDaniel, who is averaging 21 heading into today’s matchup. Additionally, Olivier Nkamhoua also maintains a PPG average of 18.2 heading into game.

In terms of defense, Michigan is currently on par with the NCAA average for points allowed, giving up an average of 74.8 points per game. In their previous game vs. Memphis, the Tigers finished with a field goal percentage of 39% and a total of 71 points vs. Michigan.