Louisville Cardinals vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPNU

The Louisville Cardinals (10-4) are on their way to Donald L. Tucker Center on Saturday where they will take on the Florida State Seminoles (7-5).

The Louisville Cardinals took the court against Pittsburgh and notched a win by a score of 75-72 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 22 and Pittsburgh accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 21 shots from 3-point range. Pittsburgh ended up shooting 70.4% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 27 tries. On top of that, Pittsburgh collected 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Pittsburgh recorded 8 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Louisville allowed 44.2% from the floor on 23 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 20 of 30 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Louisville walked away from the game having earned a 48.0% FG percentage (24 of 50) and converted 7 of their 21 shots from distance.

El Ellis is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He recorded 18 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played for 19 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 60.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Louisville heads into this matchup with a mark of 10-4 this season. They average 71.0 points per contest (206th in Division 1) while hitting 42.4% from the field. The Cardinals are shooting 31.4% on 3-pointers (112 of 357) and 70.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisville is snagging 39.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 184 dimes so far this year, which is 158th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 130th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.4). The Cardinals defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 39.2% (318 of 812) and they relinquish 35.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 147th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 154 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Florida State Seminoles took a loss by a score of 76-54 when they played Wake Forest. The Seminoles were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 16 steals in this matchup. Wake Forest earned 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Seminoles to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In reference to shots from distance, Florida State converted 4 out of 25 tries (16.0%). When all was said and done, the Seminoles went 15 for 62 from the field which had them at 24.2%. The Seminoles allowed Wake Forest to convert 25 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% in this game. They finished shooting 26.3% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 19 and ended up shooting 21 out of 27 at the free throw line (77.8%). Concerning rebounding, Florida State allowed Wake Forest to pull down 48 overall (8 offensive).

Matthew Cleveland pitched in for the Seminoles for the matchup. He earned 13 points in his 20 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 3 out of 8 in this matchup giving him a rate of 37.5%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Florida State has a record of 7-5 this year. The Seminoles have committed 17.4 fouls per game and they hit 70.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per contest (156th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. Florida State has totaled 878 points on the campaign (73.2 per contest) and they pull in 35.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Seminoles are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 184th in college basketball.

The Seminoles are ranked 186th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.1. They are forcing 17.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (170th in the nation). The Florida State defense allows 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (100 of 299) and opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.8 assists and 35.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 195th and 243rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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