Lipscomb Bisons vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: Youtube TV

The Lipscomb Bisons (7-5) are headed to KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Louisville Cardinals (2-9).

The Lipscomb Bisons faced Michigan and ended up losing by a score of 83-75 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bisons ended up finishing with 17 and Michigan totaled 10 fouls. They buried 7 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. Michigan ended up going 60.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 23 shots. Moreover, Michigan totaled 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Michigan recorded 9 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In relation to defense, Lipscomb allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 31 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bisons converted 10 of 11 tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Lipscomb walked away from the contest with a 41.8% FG percentage (28 out of 67) and made 9 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Will Pruitt is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He finished the game at 43.8% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 34 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Lipscomb will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-5 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 14.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Lipscomb is pulling down 37.0 boards per contest and has earned 169 dimes so far this year, which is 120th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Bisons are hitting 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (94 of 281) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.0 points per outing (80th in the nation) while connecting on 48.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bisons have forced 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.0% on 3-pointers and they are 197th in college hoops in opponents points per game (69.3). The Bisons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.9% (310 of 723) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 96th in college hoops in allowing assists with 126 conceded this year.

For their last game, the Louisville Cardinals went home victorious with a score of 61-55 when they faced Florida A&M. The Cardinals were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 21 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Florida A&M was called for 22 fouls in the game which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 74.1%. When discussing shots from downtown, Louisville buried 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). Overall, the Cardinals shot 19 out of 45 from the floor which had them at 42.2%. The Cardinals permitted Florida A&M to bury 22 of 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 34.4% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 27.3% from 3-point land via 6 out of 22 and ended up going 5 out of 10 at the free throw line (50.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Louisville allowed Florida A&M to grab 28 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Sydney Curry ended up being a factor for the Cardinals in this game. He converted 5 of 7 for the game for a rate of 71.4%, and accumulated 19 rebounds. He racked up 13 points in his 27 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Louisville has a mark of 2-9 on the year. The Cardinals are committing 16.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 8.9 times per game (360th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 17.1 times per contest. Louisville has accounted for 667 pts this year (60.6 per game) and they pull in 33.1 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Cardinals are hitting on 39.3% from the floor, which is 349th in college basketball.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 278th in the country in PPG given up with 73.1. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (328th in the country). The Louisville defense allows 33.5% on three-point shots (79 of 236) and their opponents are making 68.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.3 dimes and 34.5 rebounds every game, which is 234th and 199th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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