Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 2/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPNU

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (16-7) are hosting the Louisville Cardinals (11-12) at Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Louisville Cardinals took the court against Syracuse and took a loss by a score of 92-69 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Cardinals finished with 15 and Syracuse recorded 7 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 23 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Syracuse ended up shooting 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 19 attempts. In addition, Syracuse snagged 27 rebounds (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Syracuse dished out 21 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In regard to defending, Louisville allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the floor on 32 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes for this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 31 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 5 of their 6 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Louisville walked away from the contest having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (27 of 67) and knocked down 10 out of their 35 3-point shots.

Jae'lyn Withers is one guy who played a role for the game. He finished shooting 44.4% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins and totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Louisville enters this one with a win-loss mark of 11-12 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.0 fouls every game. As a team, Louisville is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 294 assists for the campaign, which ranks 182nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinals are shooting 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 585) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.0 points per outing (241st in college hoops) while shooting 42.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They give up 34.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 214th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.0). The Cardinals are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.2% (568 of 1,345) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a unit. They are 232nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 297 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took home the win by a final score of 69-57 against North Carolina State. The Fighting Irish were able to pull down 33 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. North Carolina State committed 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. When discussing 3-point shots, Notre Dame buried 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Fighting Irish finished 27 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9%. The Fighting Irish allowed North Carolina State to knock down 20 of 67 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 29.9% for this contest. They shot 29.2% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 24 and finished the game at 10 of 14 at the charity stripe (71.4%). When it comes to team rebounding, Notre Dame allowed North Carolina State to snag 28 overall (8 offensive).

Prentiss Hubb was important for the Fighting Irish for the matchup. He totaled 13 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 4 assists for this contest. He made 5 out of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 16-7 for the year. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 117th in college basketball. Notre Dame has accumulated 1,611 pts on the season (70.0 per contest) and they grab 33.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.7 times per contest (149th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.4 times per game. The Fighting Irish are committing 13.1 fouls per game and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Notre Dame defense concedes 33.5% on 3-pointers (155 of 463) and their opposition makes 67.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.6 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 101st and 128th in Division 1. The Fighting Irish on the defensive end are ranked 82nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 65.5. They are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (184th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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