9:06 pm
March 30

Women’s NCAA Tournament: #2 Louisville v. #1 Stanford

Who will WIN this matchup?

#2 Louisville Cardinals (26-3)

#1 Stanford Cardinal (28-2)

 

Current odds:

Louisville Cardinals: (+475)

Stanford Cardinal: (-650)

 

The spread for the game is Stanford by 10.5 points.

Stanford has recorded 78.9 points per game this season while Louisville allows 60.1 per contest. The Cardinal are 28-2 when they score over 60 points. In the 2020-21 campaign, the Cardinal average 16.6 assists and 12.6 turnovers per game. When Stanford has an assist-to-turnover ratio better than its season mark of 1.32, the Cardinal are 15-0.

Louisville’s 77.2 points per game this season out-paces the 53.1 points per contest Stanford gives up. The Cardinals are 26-2 when they score more than 53 points. The Cardinals have amassed 14.8 assists against 12.1 turnovers per game this season. When Louisville has a better assist-to-turnover ratio than its season-long average of 1.22, the Cardinals have gone 14-0.

Haley Jones leads Stanford in both rebounds and assists, grabbing 7.4 boards and dishing out 3.0 assists per game while scoring 12.8 points per contest. Kiana Williams leads the Cardinal in scoring and averages 14.5 points per game. Williams’ 2.6 made three-pointers per contest makes her Stanford’s most prolific three-point shooter. She makes 39 percent of her shots from downtown.

Evans’ 19.9 points and 3.9 assists per game are both team-high figures for Louisville. Kianna Smith adds 11.5 points for the Cardinals, and Hailey Van Lith averages 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Louisville’s three-point shooting attack is led by Evans, who averages 2.2 made three-pointers per game while hitting 34 percent of her shots from downtown.

6/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
#1 Stanford Cardinal