Boston College Eagles vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACCNX

KFC Yum! Center is where the Louisville Cardinals (10-7) will take on the Boston College Eagles (7-8) on Wednesday.

The Boston College Eagles faced off with Clemson and earned the victory with a final of 70-68 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 14 and Clemson recorded 14 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 19 shots from 3-point range. Clemson walked away from this one shooting 57.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 14 tries. Moreover, Clemson snagged 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Clemson recorded 10 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, Boston College allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 8 of 15 shots for a rate of 53.3%. Boston College walked away from the contest with a 49.1% FG percentage (28 of 57) and knocked down 6 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

James Karnik is one guy who was a factor in this game. He shot 72.7% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also totaled 6 boards. He walked away with 17 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Boston College enters this game with a win-loss mark of 7-8 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston College is snagging 35.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 177 assists for the year, which has them ranked 300th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are shooting 34.1% on three-point shots (88 of 258) and 69.2% from the free throw line. They average 67.9 pts per contest (274th in D-1) while shooting 43.2% from the field.

On defense, the Eagles are able to force 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 149th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 192 relinquished for the year. The Eagles defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.9% (357 of 795) and they surrender 31.5 boards per game as a team. They give up 36.5% on shots from distance and they are ranked 100th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.8).

In their last game, the Louisville Cardinals went home defeated by a final of 65-53 when they played Pittsburgh. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Louisville allowed Pittsburgh to snag 38 in total (6 on the offensive side). They shot 22.2% from distance by shooting 4 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 of 19 from the charity stripe (68.4%). The Cardinals permitted Pittsburgh to make 24 of 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.6% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Cardinals shot 19 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3%. In regard to shots from distance, Louisville converted 7 of 28 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Pittsburgh committed 11 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Cardinals recorded 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game.

Malik Williams pitched in for the Cardinals in this matchup. He earned 12 points in his 27 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 4 of 11 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 13 rebounds.

Louisville has a win-loss mark of 10-7 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cardinals are shooting 42.0% from the field, which is 286th in the country. Louisville has totaled 1,180 pts for the year (69.4 per game) and they average 38.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.9 times per game (210th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Cardinals have committed 18.6 fouls every game and they hit 69.6% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals are ranked 160th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.8. They have forced 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (82nd in the country). The Louisville defense allows 31.5% on 3-pointers (123 of 390) and opponents are converting on 69.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.5 dimes and 35.3 total boards per game, which is 100th and 211th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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