9:05 pm
March 27

NCAAW Tournament Spokane Region: #7 Texas v. #2 Stanford

Who will WIN this matchup?

#7 Texas Longhorns (29-6)

#2 Stanford Cardinal (31-3)

 

Current odds:

Texas Longhorns: (+240)

Stanford Cardinal: (-300)

 

The line for this game is Stanford by 6.5 points.

Stanford took down Maryland 72-66 on Friday in the team’s last action, with Lexie Hull leading the effort by putting up 19 points in the victory.

Joanne Allen-Taylor’s 17 points helped lead Texas to a 66-63 win against Ohio State in the team’s last game on Friday.

Stanford enters the matchup with a 74.4 points per game average, 17.7 more than the 56.7 Texas gives up per contest. The Cardinal are 31-1 in games when they put up at least 57 points.

The Cardinal make 68.3 percent of their free throws as a team, the 12th-best mark in the Pac-12. Haley Jones hits three free throws per game to lead Stanford while knocking down 81 percent of her attempts at the line.

Texas heads into the game scoring an average of 72.5 points per game, 15.7 more than the 56.8 Stanford surrenders per contest. The Longhorns are 29-5 in games where they score over 57 points.

The Longhorns are a solid offensive rebounding team this season, averaging 14 per game. That mark is good enough for first in the Big 12.

Cameron Brink is the leader for Stanford in both scoring and rebounding with 13.5 points and 8.2 boards per game. Jones adds 12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Cardinal, and Hull averages 12.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game.

Stanford’s three-point shooting efforts are led by Hannah Jump, who averages 2.6 made three-pointers per game while hitting 40 percent of her shots from downtown.

Aliyah Matharu leads Texas in scoring and puts up 12.3 points and 1.8 steals per game. Rori Harmon paces the squad with 5.0 assists and averages 11.3 points, while Lauren Ebo leads the Longhorns with 6.9 rebounds per game and adds 8.2 points.

Matharu helps space the floor for Texas, leading the Longhorns by averaging 2.2 made three-pointers per game while shooting 43 percent from downtown.

7/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
#2 Stanford Cardinal