Stanford vs SMU Prediction 2/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Stanford Cardinal and the SMU Mustangs meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Lenovo Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Stanford vs. SMU prediction.

Stanford Recap

The Stanford Cardinal come into this game looking to add on to their 70-61 win over Syracuse last time out to improve to 15-6 on the year. After this game, Stanford will head home for a game against Wake Forest.

Cardinal Win 4th In A Row

Maxime Reynaud leads the Cardinal in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 20.8 PPG and 11.6 RPG while Jaylen Blakes has 14.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 5.3 APG to lead the Cardinal in the assist department. Oziyah Sellers has 14.1 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stanford up to this point in the year. Ryan Agarwal also added 7.5 PPG with 5.4 RPG and 2.2 APG as well on the year. As a team, Stanford is averaging 76.3 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three, and 77.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Stanford Cardinal will win

• Stanford has won each of its last four games.

SMU Recap

The SMU Mustangs come into this game looking to build on their 76-65 win over Cal last time out to improve to 16-5 on the year. After this game, SMU will head on the road for a game with Virginia Tech.

Mustangs Win Back-To-Back Games & 5 Of Last 6

Boopie Miller leads the Mustangs in scoring and assists with 14.3 PPG and 5.7 APG while Chuck Harris has 12.2 PPG and Matt Cross has 11 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Mustangs on the glass up to this point in the year. B.J. Edwards has 10.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.4 APG along with 2.4 SPG as well on the year to cap off the scoring in double figures for SMU so far this season. Samet Yigitoglu has 9.7 PPG with 6.5 RPG and Yohan Traore has 7.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG while Karlo Oquendo has 9.6 PPG with 2.8 RPG. As a team, SMU is averaging 84.2 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 38.3% from three, and 73.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the SMU Mustangs will win

• SMU has won each of its last seven day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Stanford has lost three of its last four road games.

Total Points Facts

• Five of SMU’s last six day games at Moody Coliseum (Dallas) have produced a total of 150+ points.
• Four of Stanford’s last five games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.

Stanford vs. SMU Prediction

I’m on SMU here. I wanted to get on Stanford because I still think that Maxime Reynaud is going to be a problem for a lot of teams with his size. However, outside of the win over UNC, we’ve really seen Stanford have issues with these travel spots across the country in their new conference and SMU is not a team you want to have those against considering how fast of a pace SMU plays at. I just think the Mustangs at home are another animal, and I don’t know if Stanford can keep pace in this game for a full 40 minutes. Give me the Mustangs laying the points at home in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: SMU -5.5