Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 2/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Monday, February 21, 2022

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ESPN

Dean E. Smith Center is the site where the North Carolina Tar Heels (19-8) will attempt to beat the Louisville Cardinals (12-14) on Monday.

The Louisville Cardinals faced Clemson and notched a win by a score of 70-61 in their last game. Louisville finished the contest with a 45.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 57) and converted 8 of their 29 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Cardinals converted 10 of 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of the defense, Louisville allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. Clemson dished out 11 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In addition, Clemson collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Clemson shot 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 2 of their 4 shots. They knocked down 9 out of their 23 tries from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 10 and Clemson recorded 16 fouls.

Noah Locke is one player who was a major factor in the game. He racked up 15 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and collected 2 boards. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Louisville will play this contest with a record of 12-14 so far this season. They average 68.3 points per outing (261st in the country) while connecting on 42.1% from the field. The Cardinals are hitting 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (206 of 657) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Louisville is pulling in 37.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 317 dimes on the season, which is 243rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.3 fouls. They give up 33.8% from beyond the arc while they are 195th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (69.3). The Cardinals defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.5% (646 of 1,519) and they surrender 36.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 201st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 337 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the North Carolina Tar Heels got the victory with a final of 65-57 when they faced Virginia Tech. Regarding cleaning the glass, North Carolina allowed Virginia Tech to get 27 in all (6 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 19.2% from 3-point land via 5 out of 26 and finished the contest at 4 of 6 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Tar Heels allowed Virginia Tech to make 24 out of 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 37.5% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Tar Heels went 22 out of 49 from the floor which had them shooting 44.9%. In relation to three-point shots, North Carolina made 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a clip of 86.7%. Virginia Tech was called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Tar Heels to the free throw line for 15 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Tar Heels corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Caleb Love pitched in for the Tar Heels in this contest. He racked up 21 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

North Carolina has a record of 19-8 on the season. The Tar Heels commit 14.9 fouls every game and they go 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (73rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. North Carolina has accounted for 2,100 points this season (77.8 per game) and they pull down 39.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Tar Heels are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks them 96th in the nation.

The North Carolina defense allows 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (219 of 626) and opponents are converting on 73.2% of their foul shots. They give up 13.1 dimes and 32.3 boards per contest, ranking them 229th and 75th in college basketball. The Tar Heels on the defensive end are ranked 267th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 72.4. They are forcing 10.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (200th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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