South Region: Cornell (14) vs. Stanford (3)

The fans at Honda Center will see No. 3 Stanford and their dominating inside game against underdog Cornell, a team that has not lost since playing Duke in early January, when the South Region tips off Thursday. The Cardinal are legitimate Final Four candidates and Cornell is led by Ryan Wittman.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinal listed as 14½-point favorites versus the Big Red, while the game's total is sitting at 136.

Stanford fell 67-64 to UCLA in the finals of the Pac 10 Tournament on Saturday, as 3.5-point underdogs at the Staples Center. The 131 points made it OVER the posted total of 126.5.

Brook Lopez tossed in 15 points for Stanford, and Anthony Goods added 13 in the loss.

Team records:
Cornell: 22-5 SU, 10-7-1 ATS
Stanford: 26-7 SU, 17-16 ATS

Cornell most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Princeton are 2-8
After a win are 10-0

Stanford most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
After playing UCLA are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Cornell is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cornell's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Stanford's last 5 games
Stanford is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
Stanford is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

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