Clemson Tigers vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACCNX

The Clemson Tigers (12-14) are headed to KFC Yum! Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Louisville Cardinals (11-14).

The Clemson Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Florida State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-80 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 24 while Florida State totaled 22 fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Florida State went 83.3% at the free throw line by burying 25 of their 30 attempts. Additionally, Florida State grabbed 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Florida State earned 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Clemson allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 30 of 36 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Clemson ended with a 38.6% FG percentage (22 out of 57) and buried 6 out of their 27 3-point attempts.

PJ Hall is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 61.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Clemson will play this game with a mark of 12-14 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 fouls per game. As a team, Clemson is pulling down 34.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 381 dimes for the year, which is 63rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 36.7% on three-point attempts (205 of 558) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They average 72.3 pts per contest (155th in the country) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tigers have forced 11.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.1 fouls. They concede 34.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 182nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.1). The Tigers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (627 of 1,457) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 194th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 316 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a score of 70-63 against Miami. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Louisville permitted Miami to collect 35 in all (7 offensive). They shot 28.0% from distance by shooting 7 of 25 and finished the contest at 7 out of 9 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Cardinals permitted Miami to convert 28 out of 61 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.9% in this matchup. Overall, the Cardinals shot 27 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. In reference to three-point shots, Louisville knocked down 2 of 13 attempts (15.4%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Miami earned 10 personal fouls in the game which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Cardinals recorded 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game.

Dre Davis was important for the Cardinals in this game. He racked up 18 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He made 7 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Louisville has a win-loss record of 11-14 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinals are shooting 41.9% from the floor, which is 286th in the nation. Louisville has accounted for 1,706 points for the year (68.2 per contest) and they grab 37.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.3 times per contest (238th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they go 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Louisville defense allows 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 563) and their opponents are making 69.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.0 dimes and 36.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 212th and 274th in those categories. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 198th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 69.7. They have forced 11.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (152nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Clemson

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