Louisville vs. Stanford Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 2

The No. 16 Louisville Cardinals (11-2, 1-0 ACC) hit the court against the Stanford Cardinal (11-3, 0-1 ACC) as 8.5-point favorites on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network. The over/under is 157.5 in the matchup.

Louisville enters this contest after a 90-70 win against Cal on Tuesday. In the victory, Ryan Conwell paced Louisville with 26 points. Stanford dropped its most recent matchup 47-40 against Notre Dame on Tuesday. Stanford got a team-best 13 points from Chisom Okpara in the loss.

Louisville vs. Stanford Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California
• Spread favorite: Louisville -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Louisville -427
• Moneyline underdog: Stanford +328
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

How to watch Louisville vs. Stanford

• TV Channel: ACC Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Louisville vs. Stanford

• Louisville and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (157.5 points) seven times this season.
• In Stanford's 14 games this season, six finished with more combined points than Friday's total of 157.5.
• The total for the contest of 157.5 is 12.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cardinals (91.5 points per game) and the Cardinal (78.9 points per game).
• These two teams give up a combined 138.8 points per game, 18.7 less than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average over/under for Louisville's games is 159.8 points, 2.3 more than the total of 157.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 8.1 points separates this contest's over/under (157.5 points) and the average over/under in Stanford's games (149.4) this season.

Betting the Spread: Louisville vs. Stanford

• Against the spread, Louisville is 9-4-0 this season.
• The Cardinals are 7-2 ATS when favored by 8.5 points or more this season.
• In Stanford's 14 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
• Stanford is 4-6 against the spread, and 7-3 overall, at home this year.
• At home, as a 8.5-point underdog or more, Stanford is 4-5 ATS.
• Louisville has one win against the spread, and are 1-2 overall, in away games.
• Away from home, Louisville is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 8.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Louisville vs. Stanford

• Louisville has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and won 10 (90.9%) of those contests.
• The Cardinals are undefeated in six games this season when favored by -427 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 81% chance of a victory for Louisville.
• Stanford has won in each of the two contests it has played as moneyline underdogs this season.
• Oddsmakers have given the Cardinal the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +328 moneyline listed for this contest.
• Stanford has an implied victory probability of 23.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Louisville vs. Stanford

• Pick ATS: Stanford (+ 8.5)
• Pick OU: Under (157.5)
  
• Prediction: Louisville 76 - Stanford 71