NCAA Basketball Picks - Stanford at Washington

Both the Stanford Cardinal and the Washington Huskies have been two of the better teams in college basketball this season.  Neither team is ranked this season, so far, but sports betting fans shouldn’t be disillusioned by that.  The Cardinal is 11 and 1 so far this season straight-up and just beat the Arizona Wildcats by 16 points in their last game.  Against the BetUS online betting spread, they are a fantastic 8 and 3. 

Washington has a 10 and 3 straight-up record.  They lost to Florida, one of the best teams in college basketball, by only 2 points in November and are on an eight game winning streak.  Against the BetUS online wagering spread, the Huskies have gone 8 and 3 as well so far this season. 

Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game. 

Stanford Cardinal   + 6 ½ - 110 

Washington Huskies   - 6 ½ - 110 

Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game. 

The Stanford Cardinal are 8 and 2 against the spread in their last 10 games overall. 

The Stanford Cardinal are 1 and 4 against the spread in the last 5 meetings between these two teams. 

The Washington Huskies are 6 and 1 against the spread in their last 7 games overall. 

The Washington Huskies are 1 and 5 against the spread in their last 10 home games versus a team with a winning record. 

Stanford is led by Anthony Goods who always seems to bring the goods because he’s averaging over 17 points a game for the Cardinal.  Every player on the Cardinal pretty much understands the team concept.  In their last game four out of the five starters racked up at least 2 assists. 

That’s good.  The bad news is that they rely a lot on inside man Landry Fields to get rebounds for them.  That might hurt them in this game. 

The Washington Huskies are incredibly balanced when it comes to scoring.  Even though Jon Brockman leads the team in scoring average at 16 a game, every one of the starters is good at putting the ball in the basket. 

In their last game, four out of their five starters, including a kid named Isaiah Thomas, scored in double figures.  Brockman had 10, Thomas had 19, Justin Dentmon had 17 and Quincy Pondexter had 16. 

That could be the reason why the Huskies are college basketball betting favorites in this game. 

I can’t really argue.  I want to take the Stanford Cardinal and the 6 ½ points against the spread, but I can’t. 

To me, the Washington Huskies are on a roll.  They’ve won eight games in a row and are very good against the spread. 

They are the pick.  I’m going to lay the 6 ½ points against the spread in this game and take the Washington Huskies.