Eastern Washington vs Stanford Prediction 11/2/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Eastern Washington Eagles and the Stanford Cardinal meet Monday in college basketball action from the Maples Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. 

Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Stanford Cardinal Prediction

I’m on Eastern Washington in this one. I think Stanford’s well coached under Kyle Smith but I think that the Cardinal’s roster leaves a lot to be desired. Eastern Washington has a solid roster from top to bottom and I look for the Eagles to cover at the very least if not give themselves a shot to pull off the outright upset here. Give me the Eagles and the points.

Eastern Washington Eagles Team Preview

The Eastern Washington Eagles come into this season looking to bounce back from a subpar 2025-26 campaign where the Eagles went 14-19 overall including an 11-7 mark in Big Sky play. The Eagles would knock off Weber State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before falling to Idaho in the semifinals. The Eagles bring back Alton Hamilton IV (13.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG) from last year’s team and will hope for a clean bill of health from Andrew Cook (15.8 PPG, 3.5 RPG in 2024-25). Eastern Washington surged to finish the year last year and only time will tell if the Eagles can come out of the gates strong and get back to the Big Dance.

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Why the Eastern Washington Eagles will win

• Eastern Washington has won each of its last four road games.
• Eastern Washington has won the first half in each of its last three road games.

Stanford Cardinal Team Preview

The Stanford Cardinal come into the 2026-27 season looking to build on a decent 2025-26 season where the Cardinal finished 20-13 overall and 9-9 in ACC conference play. Stanford would get knocked out in the first round of the ACC tournament, sending the Cardinal to the college basketball crown where they would fall to West Virginia in the quarterfinals of the tournament, ending their season. Aidan Cammann (6.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG) is the top returner for Stanford from last year’s squad but the Cardinal did bring in a nice piece for their backcourt in Christian Bliss (16.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 5.9 APG for Delaware in 2025-26) but only time will tell if this young Stanford team with 5 freshmen can do enough to get back to the NCAA tournament in 2026-27.

Why the Stanford Cardinal will win

• Stanford has won each of its last 11 games against the Big Sky Conference.
• Eastern Washington has lost eight of its last nine night games against non-Conference opponents.
• Stanford has won the first half in each of its last eight games against the Big Sky Conference.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Eastern Washington +13.5