Stanford was one and done in last year’s NCAA Tournament. Can the Cardinal get back to the dance and get out of the first round? Dave Find out in this 2007 Stanford Cardinal betting preview just how far Dave thinks they can go. thinks so. Sportsbetting.com has the Stanford Cardinals at 100 to 1 to win the NCAA Championship.
Stanford’s biggest problem last season was handling the basketball, and it was brutally exposed in a 20-point loss to Louisville in round one of the NCAA Tourney in which the Cardinal coughed it up 21 times.
We feel another year of maturity and constant preaching of taking care of the basketball by coach Trent Johnson will help Stanford be a more efficient team in 2007-08.
The frontcourt is perhaps the most dominant in the Pac-10. 7’0’’ sophomore twins Robin and Brook Lopez are the best center twins at Stanford since the Collins twins. All joking aside, these guys can play. Brook is the scorer and Robin is the defensive force. Many are considering Brook Lopez an NBA lottery pick . He averaged 12.6ppg last season after getting off to a late start due to fall back surgery. He scored 20 or more in six of the final 12 games of the season.
Robin’s offensive game is not nearly as developed as his brothers, but he is a beast on defense. He blocked 73 shots last season and had at least three in 12 different games. 6’8’’ forward, Lawrence Hill averaged 15.7ppg last season. He proved to be the most clutch player for the Cardinal with a pair of game winners over Virginia and Washington.
Junior Anthony Goods did not prove to be the answer as Stanford’s point, but he did show that he is an explosive scorer averaging 12.8ppg. He is really the only guy on the roster who can knock down threes and that ability will be very important to keep offensive balance. Johnson won’t rely on any one guy to play the point. He’ll likely let whoever has the most favorable matchup handle the rock to eliminate turnovers. Junior Mitch Johnson will be doing some ball handling as well as transfer Drew Shiller.
Ball handling will ultimately hold this Stanford team back, but the Cardinal is stacked in the frontcourt. With more experience, we feel Stanford will finish in the top half of the Pac-10 and advance out of the first round of the Tourney this season. Expect a solid year in Palo Alto.
Make sure you’re on board with Dave Price this season for the most success on the college hardwood.
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SportsBetting.com has posted the odds on the NCAA Basketball Championship:
Air Force 300 – 1
Akron 300 – 1
Alabama 300 – 1
Arizona 50 – 1
Arizona St 300 – 1
Arkansas 75 – 1
Auburn 300 – 1
BYU 200 – 1
Boston College 200 – 1
Bradley 300 – 1
Butler 100 – 1
California 100 – 1
Clemson 75 – 1
Colorado St 300 – 1
Creighton 300 – 1
DePaul 200 – 1
Drexel 300 – 1
Duke 35 – 1
Florida 50 – 1
Florida St 300 – 1
Fresno St 300 – 1
George Washington 300 – 1
Georgetown 15 – 1
Georgia 100 – 1
Georgia Tech 100 – 1
Geroge Mason 100 – 1
Gonzaga 50 – 1
Hofstra 300 – 1
Houston 200 – 1
Illinois 300 – 1
Illinois St 300 – 1
Indiana 20 – 1
Iowa 300 – 1
Kansas 10 – 1
Kansas St 60 – 1
Kent St 300 – 1
Kentucky 40 – 1
LSU 300 – 1
Louisville 15 – 1
Marquette 40 – 1
Maryland 50 – 1
Memphis 7 – 1
Miami FL 300 – 1
Miami OH 300 – 1
Michigan 300 – 1
Michigan St 20 – 1
Minnesota 300 – 1
Mississippi 300 – 1
Mississippi St 100 – 1
Missouri 200 – 1
Missouri St 300 – 1
Nevada 200 – 1
New Mexico 300 – 1
New Mexico St 200 – 1
North Carolina 6 – 1
North Carolina St 60 – 1
Notre Dame 200 – 1
Ohio St 50 – 1
Oklahoma 100 – 1
Oklahoma St 300 – 1
Old Dominion 300 – 1
Oregon 40 – 1
Oregon St 300 – 1
Pittsburgh 200 – 1
Providence 300 – 1
Purdue 100 – 1
San Diego St 300 – 1
South Carolina 300 – 1
Southern Illinois 75 – 1
St Johns 300 – 1
St Josephs 200 – 1
Stanford 100 – 1
Syracuse 40 – 1
Temple 300 – 1
Tennessee 12 – 1
Texas 75 – 1
Texas A&M 50 – 1
Texas Tech 100 – 1
Toledo 300 – 1
U CONN 50 – 1
U MASS 300 – 1
UCLA 6 – 1
UCSB 300 – 1
UNLV 300 – 1
USC 75 – 1
Utah 300 – 1
Utah St 300 – 1
VA Commonwealth 100 – 1
Vanderbilt 200 – 1
Villanova 60 – 1
Virginia 100 – 1
Virginia Tech 300 – 1
Wake Forest 300 – 1
Washington 100 – 1
Washington St 40 – 1
West Virginia 100 – 1
Wichita St 300 – 1
Wisconsin 100 – 1
Xavier 100 – 1
