Stanford vs. Texas prediction, odds: 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament picks, Elite Eight picks from proven experts
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The winner of the Spokane Region of the 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament will be decided on Sunday. To this point, favorites have ruled the day, with the top two seeds advancing to the regional final. The No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinal takes on the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns in the Elite Eight with a Final Four berth on the line. Stanford is 31-3 overall and Texas is 29-6 this season.
Tipoff is at 9 p.m. ET in Spokane. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Cardinal as 6.5-point favorites, while the over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 127.5 in the latest Texas vs. Stanford odds. Before locking in any Stanford vs. Texas picks, be sure to see the women’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine experts Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai.
Barzilai is a Ph.D. from Stanford who served as Director of Basketball Analytics for the Philadelphia 76ers. Five years ago, he founded HerHoopStats.com — a groundbreaking website that unlocks insights about the women’s game. Wetzel, the site’s lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women’s NCAA hoops to turn the site’s prediction model into picks.
Barzilai and Wetzel got off to a fast start with SportsLine as they went 13-7 on their first 20 picks. They went 559-408 overall (+113.80 units, +12.99 percent) in the 2021-22 women’s college basketball regular season.
Now, they’ve set zeroed in on Texas vs. Stanford, and just locked in their picks and 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the women’s college basketball odds and betting lines for Stanford vs. Texas.
- Texas vs. Stanford spread: Stanford -6.5
- Texas vs. Stanford over-under: 127.5 points
- TEX: The Longhorns have not lost since Feb. 6
- STAN: The Cardinal are on a 23-game winning streak
Why Stanford can cover
Stanford projects to have the two best players on the floor in All-Americans Haley Jones and Cameron Brink. Jones, a 6-foot-1 guard, is averaging 12.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, leading the Cardinal in a versatile role. Brink, has 6-foot-4 forward, puts up 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, with the ability to bludgeon the opposition near the rim or from beyond the arc. Stanford hasn’t lost a game in more than three months, and the Cardinal are tremendous on the glass.
Stanford averages 8.5 more rebounds per game than opponents, and opponents are also averaging only 9.4 assists per game against the Cardinal. Stanford walls off the rim, blocking 6.0 shots per game, and the Cardinal are allowing just 35.1 percent shooting from the field for the full season.
Why Texas can cover
The Longhorns are red-hot, winning 14 games in a row. Texas is out-scoring opponents by 15.9 points per game this season, an indicator of an elite team. The Longhorns have six players averaging at least seven points per game, and Texas has a big edge against the opposition from 3-point range. The Longhorns are shooting almost eight percentage points higher from long distance than opponents, and Texas is also attempting more than 20 free throws per game.
Texas is elite in the turnover battle, generating 6.8 more takeaways than giveaways, and the Longhorns have a win over Stanford already this season. Texas toppled Stanford in the regular season by throwing the Cardinal on defense, as Stanford shot just 35 percent from the field and a dismal 4-of-27 from 3-point range.
How to make Texas vs. Stanford picks
Wetzel and Barzilai are leaning under on the total. They also have found a crucial X-factor they believe make one side a must-back. You can get their pick only at SportsLine.
So who wins Stanford vs. Texas? And what crucial X-factor makes one side a must-back? Visit SportsLine to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the experts who are an outstanding 559-408 on their women’s college basketball picks, and find out.
