Stanford Cardinal vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/01/2023

Game Time: 11:00 pm ET, Friday, September 1, 2023

Venue:  FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Stanford -4, Hawaii +4; Over/Under:  61 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Stanford -4, Hawaii +4; Over/Under:  61 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Stanford -4, Hawaii +4; Over/Under:  61 points

Stanford Cardinal:  0-0 (Pac-12)

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors:  1-0 (0-0) (11th place, MWC)

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Stanford Cardinal:  N/A

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors:  lost their last game on the road against the Vanderbilt Commodores 35-28.

Stanford finished last season with a 3-9 record overall and they had a 1-8 record in their conference games too.  They were 2-4 in their home games, 1-5 in their road games, and they were also 0-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 21.3 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 32.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 361.6 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 434.1 yards per game. Tanner McKee led the team in passing yards with 2947, Casey Filkins led the team in rushing yards with 478, and Elijah Higgins led the team in receiving yards with 705.

 

 

 

Hawaii is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 0-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Vanderbilt 35-28. Brayden Schager was the starting QB and he completed 27/35 passes for 351 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Landon Sims led the team in rushing yards with 38 and Dalen Morris had the only rushing TD for them. Pofele Ashlock led the receivers with 127 receiving yards on 7 receptions and he also led the team in receptions with 7 along with Steven McBride. Steven McBride had 2 receiving TDs and Pofele Ashlock had 1. Isaiah Tufaga led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Isaiah Tufaga also led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception in that game.

The current betting odds have Hawaii listed as a 4 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Hawaii is going to be playing at home in this game so they do have a bit of an advantage there and it also helps out a lot that this is their 1st home game of the season but their 2nd game of the season overall as they played already in week 0. Stanford is going to be at a big disadvantage here being on the road and in their season opener, especially since they haven't done much with the transfer portal to improve their team. Stanford doesn't have a good team this season and they are going to struggle a lot all year. Meanwhile, Hawaii has improved a lot from last season to this season and they showed it in their 1st game as they went toe-to-toe with a team from the SEC and only lost by 7 points on the road. Hawaii will be even better in this home opener and they are a live dog here to win this game outright. The best way to place a bet here is on Hawaii to cover the spread in this game.

Stanford Hawaii Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, September 1, 2023 (11:00 pm ET start time) is Hawaii 31 Stanford 17.

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Stanford Cardinal: 5-19 ATS in all games. 3-8 ATS in road games. 35-20 UNDER as a road favorite. 19-13 UNDER as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors: 7-2 ATS as a home underdog. 8-4 ATS in home games. 7-3 UNDER as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points. 6-3 UNDER when the total is between 56.5 and 63.

Stanford Cardinal:  None.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors:  N. Bryant-Lelei (RB) day-to-day - Knee.

"I'm OK with traveling. Our guys love playing football, and if you've got to travel a little more, that means when people come play us, they got to travel," Taylor said. "We want to be in a great conference, and we're sure that will happen. The travel, if that happens, it's fine. People used to have to come across the country in a covered wagon -- it would take them months and they'd be completely different people by the time they got there. We get on a plane for five hours, six hours, that's not the end of the world. You get drinks served to you and some snacks, and it's not that bad." - Troy Taylor on the potential move to the ACC.

“You want to win them all. If I start teaching these guys to accept losing or moral victories, it’s not the program we want. That’s not what the people of the state deserve. They deserve a winner, and we want to give them one.” - Timmy Chang after his team’s loss against Vanderbilt in their 1st game of the season.

WR Humphreys, John 

WR Reuben, Mudia 

WR Hawkins, C.J. 

TE Yurosek, Benjamin 

QB Patu, Ari 

RB Smith, E.J. 

FB Taylor, Shield 

WR Walthall, Jalen 

WR Panoke, Jonah 

WR McBride, Steven 

WR Mokiao-Atimalala, Tamatoa 

QB Schager, Brayden 

RB Hines, Tylan 

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: B. Schager (351)

Rushing: L. Sims (38)

Receiving: P. Ashlock (127)

Touchdowns: S. McBride (2)

Coaches:

Stanford Cardinal: Troy Taylor (1st season)

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors: Timmy Chang (2nd season)