2018 NIT: Oklahoma State Hosts Stanford

Top Caliber Matchup in 2018 NIT Second Round

The 3rd-seeded Stanford Cardinal and the 2nd-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys meet in the 2018 NIT Second Round on Monday.  Gallagher-Iba Arena will host the matchup that tips off at 7 pm EST. ESPNU will televise the game.

Oddsmakers opened the Cowboys as -7.5-point favorites versus the Cardinal, while the game's total opened at 152.5. The line is not Oklahoma State as an 8-point favorite. The total has risen to 155.

Oklahoma State Defense May be the Key in 2018 NIT

Oklahoma State won its opening round matchup with Florida Gulf Coast on the strength of its defense. The 'Pokes forced 18 turnovers and held the Eagles to 38.3 percent shooting. The Cowboys won their 2018 NIT opener 80-68.

Jeffrey Carroll had 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Cowboys. Mitchell Solomon chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. and G Lindy Waters III  had 10 points. Oklahoma State got a big boost off the bench from Tavarius Shine. He finished with 13 points and 7 rebounds. Kendall Smith added 8 rebounds despite 1-of-11 shooting.

The Cowboys had 10 different players with at least a point. They also had 10 different players with at least a rebound. It was one of their most balanced games in recent memory.

Turnovers were a problem as OSU had 14. The Cowboys scored 20 points off turnovers and 26 points in the paint to counteract it.

Stanford Looks to Channel Past Success in 2018 NIT

Stanford was last in the postseason when they won the 2015 NIT title. Stanford has won three NIT championships. They won in 1991, 2012 and 2015. Nine NIT appearances has given them a record of 18-5.

The Cardinal won their opener with BYU at Maples Pavilion. The 86-83 win was a nail-biter almost the entire game.

Travis Reid and Michael Humphrey had huge games inside the paint. Reid scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Humphrey had 11 points and 14 boards. The Cardinal out-rebounded the Cougars 33-27.

Stanford had five players score in double figures. They had to nurse a 10-point lead in the last 36 seconds to fend off BYU.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Stanford	19-15	18-16	76.18	75.03	1.15	12-6	5-5	15-17-2	10-7-1	3-7
Oklahoma State	20-14	17-15	76.53	72.94	3.59	9-8	6-4	11-20-1	5-12	6-4

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
STANF	13.62	14.88	0.92
OKST	14.06	13.35	1.05

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
STANF	11.06	27.56	38.62
OKST	12.59	24.79	37.38

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
STANF	46.32	43.57	2.75
OKST	43.52	43.63	-0.11

Team Records

Stanford Cardinal

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	19-15	15-7	4-8	18-16	13-9	5-7	76.18	75.03	1.15
Last 10	6-4	4-0	2-4	5-5	3-1	2-4	76.30	76.10	0.20
vs Conf	12-8	8-2	4-6	13-7	8-2	5-5	77.85	75.20	2.65

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	20-14	15-6	5-8	16-15	9-9	7-6	76.53	72.94	3.59
Last 10	6-4	4-1	2-3	7-3	4-1	3-2	75.40	73.80	1.60
vs Conf	9-11	6-4	3-7	10-10	5-5	5-5	75.20	77.90	-2.70

2018 NIT Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	76.18	83	72.94	147
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	70.75	132	69.48	133
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	36.92	47	36.00	202
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	76.53	73	75.03	192
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	78.00	111	75.42	142
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	37.67	80	33.75	65

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Stanford	1-2	1-2	2-1	73.33	36.33	46.11	35.67	17/46	4.67
Oklahoma State	2-1	2-1	2-1	72.33	34.67	44.17	33.33	26/64	6.33

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Nov 23, 2011	OKST	67	STANF	82	-1	STANF	134	O	STANF	STANF	STANF	35	46	44.4	47.5	29	40	6/15	9/19	9	9
Dec 21, 2010	STANF	68	OKST	79	-9.5	OKST	128	O	Push	OKST	OKST	33	34	43.8	43.8	30	33	4/11	11/19	2	4
Dec 16, 2009	OKST	71	STANF	70	-2	OKST	144.5	U	STANF	OKST	OKST	35	30	44.3	46.6	38	37	9/30	4/16	6	3

2018 NIT Betting Trends

Stanford Cardinal
Stanford is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Stanford is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Stanford's last 8 games
Stanford is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Stanford is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Stanford's last 12 games on the road

Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Oklahoma State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma State's last 6 games
Oklahoma State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oklahoma State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma State's last 9 games at home

Team Last 5 Games

Stanford Cardinal

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 14, 2018	BYU	86-83	W	-2.5	149	W/O	44.78	59.38	7	H
Mar 8, 2018	UCLA	77-88	L	4	154.5	L/O	43.86	72.00	9	A
Mar 7, 2018	CAL	76-58	W	-8.5	141.5	W/U	44.26	63.64	8	H
Mar 3, 2018	ARZST	84-83	W	8	158.5	W/O	50.94	67.74	9	A
Mar 1, 2018	ARIZ	67-75	L	11.5	150.5	W/U	40.68	77.78	5	A

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 13, 2018	FLAGC	80-68	W	-11	160	W/U	35.59	78.05	6	H
Mar 8, 2018	KANSA	68-82	L	6	150	L/P	40.91	69.23	5	A
Mar 7, 2018	OKLA	71-60	W	1.5	159.5	W/U	39.06	90.91	11	H
Mar 3, 2018	KANSA	82-64	W	3	152.5	W/U	50.00	78.26	10	H
Feb 27, 2018	IOWAS	80-71	W	-2	152.5	W/U	43.28	58.82	12	A

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