The Florida State Seminoles take on the Stanford Cardinal in Stanford, CA. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
Stanford is favored by 5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -225. The total is set at 147.5 points.
Here are my Florida State vs. Stanford predictions and college basketball picks for January 25, 2025.
Florida State vs Stanford Prediction
My Pick: Stanford -4.5
My Florida State vs Stanford best bet is on the Cardinal spread, with the best odds currently available at Caesars. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Florida State vs Stanford Odds
| Florida St Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+5 -110 | 147.5 -110 / -110 | +185 |
| Stanford Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-5 -110 | 147.5 -110 / -110 | -225 |
- Florida State vs Stanford spread: Stanford -5
- Florida State vs Stanford over/under: 147.5 points
- Florida State vs Stanford moneyline: Stanford -225, Florida State +185
- Florida State vs Stanford best bet: Stanford -4.5
Spread
I'm taking the Cardinal on the spread.
Moneyline
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Over/Under
I have no play on the total.
My Pick: Stanford -4.5
Florida State vs Stanford College Basketball Betting Preview
Mike Montgomery was a mainstay on The Farm, coaching up the Cardinal for 18 years. During his run in Palo Alto, he led Stanford to four Pac-10 regular season titles, 12 trips to the Big Dance, two Elite Eights and an appearance in the 1998 Final Four.
For his efforts, Monty was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Montgomery’s best teams featured skilled bigs who patrolled the lane and cleaned the glass. The Collins Twins, Curtis Borchardt, Mark Madsen, Tim Young, the list of skill bigs went on and on.
It appears the Cardinal have returned to their roots.
The Big Baguette, Maxime Raynaud, is the best true center in the country. The Frenchman is the only player averaging over 20 and 10 a night in the sport. His elevated play helped Stanford upset North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and I believe the best is yet to come.
If the Cardinal want to punch a ticket to the Big Dance for the first time in a decade, it’ll be on Raynaud’s back.
Florida State, on its second game of a West Coast road trip, struggles to rebound (191st DReb%) and may be short two rotational players due to injury.
With a short bench, I like Raynaud to get the Florida State bigs into foul trouble. If that happens, Stanford will win going away.
