FBS-CFB Game Preview: Florida State Seminoles (3-3) vs. Stanford Cardinal (2-4)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

Kickoff: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT

Conference: ACC inter-divisional matchup

Broadcast: ESPN / Fubo streaming

Weather Forecast: ~63°F at kickoff, clear skies, light winds 5–8 mph,

Team Recent Form

Florida State Seminoles:

Last game: Lost 34–31 to Pittsburgh.

Trend: Despite a three-game skid, FSU averages 44.2 PPG (5th nationally) and 536.5 YPG (3rd FBS).

Stanford Cardinal:

Last game: Lost 34–10 to SMU.

Trend: Stanford averages just 18.8 PPG (118th nationally) and allows 30.2 PPG (115th).

Injury Report

Florida State:

QB Thomas Castellanos – Healthy, coming off 245 yards and 3 TD vs. Pitt.

RB Gavin Sawchuk – Probable (minor shoulder), 352 yards, 6 TDs.

Stanford:

QB Ben Gulbranson – Healthy, 1,445 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INTs.

RB Micah Ford – Probable (ankle), 400 yards, 3 TDs.

Key Player Matchups

QB Thomas Castellanos (FSU): 1,365 yards, 9 TDs, 5 INTs, plus 274 rushing YPG (5th nationally as a team).

RB Gavin Sawchuk (FSU): 352 yards, 6 TDs – faces Stanford’s 37th-ranked rush defense.

WR Duce Robinson (FSU): 443 yards, 3 TDs – mismatch vs. Stanford’s 134th-ranked pass defense (303.7 YPG allowed).

QB Ben Gulbranson (Stanford): 1,445 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INTs – must avoid turnovers.

WR CJ Williams (Stanford): 404 yards, 1 TD – Stanford’s top receiving threat.

Series History

This is the first-ever meeting between Florida State and Stanford.

Betting Trends:

FSU is 3-3 ATS, 5-1 to the Over this season.

Stanford is 1-5 ATS, 3-3 O/U.

FSU has covered every time as a 17.5+ point favorite this season.

Historical Betting Results

FSU games have gone Over in 4 of last 5.

Stanford has failed to cover in 4 straight games.

Average margin of defeat for Stanford in 2025: -15.7 points.

Game Odds

Florida State Seminoles                – 17.5

Stanford Cardinal                             55.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 17, 2025

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