Stanford Cardinal

The Cardinal made 4.63 units as underdogs in 2025-26 and lost 1.55 as favorites. Three home defeats at -310 or shorter cost 3 units; the other 15 games as favorites made 1.45.

The price split

Stanford were underdogs in 14 games in 2025-26 and won half of them. One unit on each of the 13 with a moneyline returned 4.63 units; only 49 Division I teams made more in that role. The best prices were a one-point win at NC State at +350, 85-84, and home wins over Louisville at +285 and North Carolina at +164. The NC State win fell in March, a 2-1 month that returned 3.39 units.

As favorites the Cardinal went 13-5 and one unit a game lost 1.55. Three of the five defeats came at home at short prices: Seattle U won 77-69 against Stanford at -700, UNLV 75-74 at -470, and Notre Dame 47-40 at -310. Over all 31 priced games the moneyline ended 3.08 units up.

Against the line

The record was 20-12 with 17 covers in 32 lined games. The roles split the same way as the moneyline: 9 covers in 14 as underdogs, 8 in 18 as favorites. Sixty-one teams covered more often as underdogs, four at the same rate. Straight up the Cardinal were 12-6 at home, 5-5 away and 3-1 at neutral sites; against the spread, 9-9 at home, 5-5 away and 3-1 neutral.

Two opponents that beat the number

California won both meetings and covered both. Pittsburgh split two games with Stanford, including an ACC tournament first-round game, and Stanford missed the spread in both.

After the season

Stanford played in the College Basketball Crown and lost its quarterfinal to West Virginia.

The total

Eighteen unders, 14 overs, an under rate that 89 teams in Division I beat and 12 matched. The Cardinal scored 75.97 points a game and allowed 72.69.

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