Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACCNX

KFC Yum! Center is the location where the Louisville Cardinals (11-13) will meet the Miami Hurricanes (18-7) on Wednesday.

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against Wake Forest and went home with a win by a final score of 76-72 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 17 while Wake Forest finished the game with 14 fouls. They converted 9 of 21 attempts from long range. Wake Forest finished the game at 58.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 12 attempts. On top of that, Wake Forest grabbed 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Wake Forest earned 13 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 54.9% from the floor on 28 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hurricanes converted 9 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. Miami finished the contest having earned a 51.7% FG percentage (30 out of 58) and converted 7 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

Kameron McGusty is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He shot 57.1% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He played 36 minutes played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He totaled 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Miami heads into this one with a mark of 18-7 this year. They are averaging 74.8 points per game (88th in the country) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Hurricanes are hitting 35.4% on 3-point shots (186 of 526) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 30.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 338 dimes on the season, which ranks 134th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 9.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.9 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hurricanes are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 341st in the nation in allowing assists with 394 relinquished this year. The Hurricanes defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.3% (668 of 1,443) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 35.9% on three-point shots and they rank 241st in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.2).

When they last played, the Louisville Cardinals went home defeated by a final of 63-57 when they played Notre Dame. The Cardinals pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. Notre Dame had 7 fouls in the matchup which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for 3 attempts. They were able to bury 2 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to 3-point shots, Louisville buried 5 out of their 30 attempts (16.7%). In all, the Cardinals went 25 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.5%. The Cardinals allowed Notre Dame to knock down 25 out of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% for this game. They finished 25.0% from downtown by going 5 out of 20 and finished the game at 8 out of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Louisville allowed Notre Dame to collect 35 in total (6 offensive).

Jae'lyn Withers ended up being important for the Cardinals for the contest. He buried 9 of 17 for the game for a rate of 52.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Louisville has a mark of 11-13 for the campaign. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 17.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.5 times per game (214th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Louisville has scored 1,643 pts on the campaign (68.5 per contest) and they pull in 37.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cardinals are hitting on 41.9% from the field, which is 289th in college basketball.

The Louisville defense allows 33.8% on 3-point shots (182 of 538) and their opposition knocks down 68.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.9 assists and 36.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 209th and 270th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 201st in the nation in points given up per game with 69.7. They have forced 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (148th in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Louisville and under the total points

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