Stanford vs Louisville Picks and Prediction – 3/13/2025

The Stanford Cardinal match up with the Louisville Cardinals Thursday night in Charlotte for an ACC tournament quarterfinal matchup. Stanford has twenty wins and 12 losses this season following a 5 point victory against California on Wednesday. Offensively Stanford averages 72.8 points on 43.1% shooting for the four. Defensively Stanford has allowed 70.4 points per game overall and gave up 73 points in their win on Wednesday. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Defensively Stanford was mediocre against California giving up 73 points on 52.8% from the floor. The Cardinal did lose the rebounding battle by double digits before 16 turnovers to seal the victory. Offensively Stanford rolled scoring 78 points on 50.9% shooting knocked down 11 triples in the game. Maxime Raynaud led the way for the Stanford offense with 23 points on 19 shots.

The Louisville Cardinals come into Thursday with 25 wins and six losses on the year ranked #13 in the nation running in long winning streak after a 20 point blowout victory over Stanford. Offensively Louisville averages 79.3 points on 45.6% shooting from the floor. Defensively Louisville has been top tier holding opponents to 68 five points per game overall but give up only 48 points in their win against Stanford.

Defensively Louisville dominated the last time these two teams matched up holding the Cardinal to just 30.4% shooting from the floor in the game. Louisville also won the rebounding battle and forced 12 turnovers in the win. Offensively Louisville did just enough scoring 68 points on 44.3% shooting and knocked down 5 triples Chucky Hepburm orchestrated the Louisville offense against Stanford leading the way with 16 points on 16 shots.

Louisville is the better team in this game and has been all year. Look for the Cardinals to do the work on both sides of the ball leading to the win. Take Louisville Thursday to do the work leading to the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Louisville Cardinals win and cover 76-64.