Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: ACCN

PNC Arena is where the NC State Wolfpack (10-3) will try to defeat the Louisville Cardinals (2-9) on Thursday.

The Louisville Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against Lipscomb and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-67 in their last game. Louisville ended the game having earned a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 of 56) and converted 6 of their 18 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Cardinals buried 17 of 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 24 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 10 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to defense, Louisville let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 30 out of 61 shooting. Lipscomb doled out 16 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In addition, Lipscomb collected 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lipscomb finished shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of 10 attempts. They knocked down 8 of 27 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 11 while Lipscomb recorded 16 fouls.

El Ellis is one guy who was a factor for the game. He scored 24 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the field and also recorded 6 assists.

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Louisville heads into this matchup with a mark of 2-9 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 17.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Louisville is pulling down 33.1 boards per contest and has totaled 98 assists this year, which is 361st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinals are shooting 31.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (65 of 209) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 60.6 points per contest (357th in the country) on 39.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Cardinals are forcing 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They surrender 33.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 280th in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.1). The Cardinals defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (303 of 651) and they concede 34.5 boards per game as a team. They rank 191st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 146 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the NC State Wolfpack walked away with a victory by a final of 70-66 when they played Vanderbilt. The Wolfpack corralled 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. Vanderbilt was called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In terms of shots from downtown, North Carolina State knocked down 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). Overall, the Wolfpack shot 24 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4%. The Wolfpack allowed Vanderbilt to convert 25 out of 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.7% for this contest. They shot 28.6% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 21 and ended up going 10 out of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, North Carolina State allowed Vanderbilt to grab 24 in all (8 offensive).

D.J. Burns ended up having an impact for the Wolfpack in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in the game.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 10-3 so far this season. As an offense, the Wolfpack are shooting 46.8% from the field, which is ranked 91st in D-1. North Carolina State has tallied 1,053 pts this season (81.0 per contest) and they snag 38.2 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per contest (102nd in D-1) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. The Wolfpack are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.1% from the free throw line.

The North Carolina State defense allows 30.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (81 of 262) and opponents are making 68.0% of their foul shots. They give up 12.6 assists and 33.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 186th and 158th in those categories. The Wolfpack on the defensive end are ranked 164th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.8. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (188th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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