Duke Blue Devils vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN

The Duke Blue Devils (16-3) are traveling to KFC Yum! Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Louisville Cardinals (11-9).

The Duke Blue Devils played Clemson and took home the win by a score of 71-69 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Blue Devils ended up walking away with 10 while Clemson accumulated 13 personal fouls. They made 11 of 26 shots from 3-point range. Clemson ended up going 0.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 0 of their 1 attempts. Additionally, Clemson grabbed 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Clemson doled out 19 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Duke allowed 40.8% from the floor on 29 of 71 shooting. They also doled out 18 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Blue Devils made 11 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Duke ended the contest having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (25 of 52) and made 10 of their 20 3-point shots.

Mark Williams is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He scored 10 points on 3 of 3 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and snagged 10 rebounds. He finished the game at 100.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Duke comes into this matchup with a mark of 16-3 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 82.0 pts per game (10th in Division 1) while going 49.1% from the field. The Blue Devils are hitting 37.4% on 3-point shots (159 of 425) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Duke is pulling down 38.1 boards per game and has accounted for 342 dimes this season, which is 9th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 13.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Blue Devils are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 230th in D-1 in allowing assists with 247 relinquished so far this year. The Blue Devils are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.4% (493 of 1,220) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 29.6% on three-point shots while they are 92nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (65.8).

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a score of 64-52 against Virginia. In relation to attacking the glass, Louisville allowed Virginia to pull down 34 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They went 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Cardinals allowed Virginia to knock down 24 of their 51 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinals walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 37.5%. When talking about three-point shots, Louisville knocked down 9 out of their 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to make 1 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 33.3%. Virginia was called for 8 fouls for the game which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for 3 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Cardinals earned 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this contest.

Jarrod West ended up being important for the Cardinals for this game. He converted 5 out of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 3 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Louisville has a win-loss record of 11-9 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cardinals are connecting on 42.2% from the field, which ranks them 279th in college basketball. Louisville has accumulated 1,369 pts this year (68.5 per game) and they average 37.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per contest (225th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.5% from the free throw line.

The Louisville defense concedes 32.7% on 3-pointers (147 of 449) and opponents are connecting on 69.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.2 dimes and 35.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 146th and 203rd in the country. The Cardinals are ranked 147th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 67.7. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (104th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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