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Stanford Cardinal will be on the road in this Week 11 NCAA Football matchup as they take on the 13th-ranked Utah Utes in a Pac-12 Conference game on Saturday, November 12th.
Cardinal (3-6, 1-6) are on a two-game losing streak after a massive 52-14 home loss against the Washington State Cougars on Saturday. The Utes (7-2, 5-1) are trying to win the Conference Championship, coming off a hot three-game winning streak after a 45-20 home win over the Arizona Wildcats.
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Stanford Cardinal vs. Utah Utes: Match Details
Fixture: Stanford Cardinal @ Utah Utes
Date & Time: Saturday, November 12, 10:00 p.m EDT
Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
Stanford have struggled offensively throughout the season, averaging 22.6 points on a total of 376.8 yards. They need junior quarterback Tanner McKee to step up as he has completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 2,208 yards with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season thus far. He needs to continue to find senior wide receiver Elijah Higgins more often. He has 37 receptions for 453 yards (12.2 yards per catch) with a solitary touchdown reception.
Cardinal need to step up defensively as they are giving up 31.3 points on 427.9 total yards per game. They have to limit the amount of rushing against them as they are allowing a whooping 215.9 rushing yards per game so far. Stanford need to improve upon last week when they allowed Washington State to run for 306 yards against them.
The Utes are a solid offensive program as they are scoring 39.2 points on 456.7 total yards with great help from their rushing attack. Junior running back Tavion Thomas is averaging 4.5 yards per attempt with five touchdowns on 101 carries this season. Junior quarterback Cameron Rising is listed as questionable with a knee injury and if he can play, it will be a huge boost as he is seventh in the country at this level with an 87.6 QBR.
Their defense has shown up this season as they have regularly held the opposition to just 21.4 points per game. Teams are struggling to throw the ball against them as they are giving up just 12.2 passing yards per game. They are doing an incredible job at forcing takeaways with 19 heading into this game (10 interceptions and 9 fumble recoveries).
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Stanford Cardinal vs. Utah Utes: Betting Odds
Stanford Cardinal vs. Utah Utes: Pick
With the possibility of a backup quarterback for the Utes, they are going to run the football more and try to run the clock. This Utah defense is tough to score against as they are rock solid. They should make it difficult to get into scoring range, so take the value here and expect zero points in the first quarter for Stanford.
Best Pick: Stanford Cardinal Under 2.5 1st Quarter (+145)
Stanford Cardinal vs. Utah Utes: Prediction
Cameron Rising should be able to be under center for this game as all signs are pointing towards it and Utah is better on all fronts than Stanford. Stanford's offense is not up to the mark and they will not be able to score enough to keep things close in our opinion.
Cardinal are 0-4-1 ATS in their last five games against the Utes as well.
Final Prediction: Utah Utes -23.5 (-110)
