Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACCN

The Miami Hurricanes (7-1) are hitting the road to KFC Yum! Center on Sunday where they will take on the Louisville Cardinals (0-7).

The Miami Hurricanes played Rutgers and walked away with a win by a score of 68-61 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hurricanes walked away with 6 while Rutgers accumulated 12 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 21 shots from three-point range. Rutgers walked away from this one shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by burying 4 of their 4 attempts. Moreover, Rutgers collected 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Rutgers earned 14 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Regarding defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the floor on 25 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for this contest while creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Hurricanes converted 10 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Miami finished the game having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and buried 6 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Norchad Omier is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and totaled 9 boards. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Miami heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-1 for the year. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 14.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is collecting 32.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 111 assists this season, which ranks 120th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Hurricanes are shooting 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (56 of 169) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.8 points per outing (165th in the country) while hitting 47.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hurricanes are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 14.3 personal fouls. They give up 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 84th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (64.1). The Hurricanes defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (189 of 439) and they surrender 32.6 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 204th in D-1 in allowing assists with 96 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 79-54 when they faced Maryland. Concerning attacking the glass, Louisville permitted Maryland to collect 35 in total (8 offensive). They finished shooting 37.5% from beyond the perimeter via 9 of 24 and ended up going 14 out of 25 at the charity stripe (56.0%). The Cardinals permitted Maryland to knock down 28 of 56 tries from the floor which had them at 50.0% for the matchup. Overall, the Cardinals finished the game shooting 19 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.9%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Louisville converted 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. Maryland had 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. The Cardinals earned 26 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this contest.

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield ended up being a factor for the Cardinals for the game. He converted 3 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 8 points in his 32 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Louisville has a record of 0-7 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinals are connecting on 38.7% from the floor, which is ranked 345th in college basketball. Louisville has scored 406 points this season (58.0 per contest) and they grab 32.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 7.4 times per game (363rd in the country) and they turn it over 16.9 times per game. The Cardinals have committed 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Louisville defense concedes 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (51 of 147) and their opponents are making 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.1 assists and 33.0 boards per game, ranking them 233rd and 122nd in college hoops. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 281st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 73.0. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (343rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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