North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: NC State Wolfpack vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ACCN

KFC Yum! Center is the location where the Louisville Cardinals (10-5) will take on the NC State Wolfpack (8-8) on Wednesday.

The NC State Wolfpack stepped onto the hardwood against Clemson and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-65 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Wolfpack finished with 18 and Clemson recorded 17 fouls. They also converted 3 out of their 10 tries from beyond the perimeter. Clemson finished shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 11 of 13 shots. On top of that, Clemson pulled down 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Clemson earned 10 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, North Carolina State allowed 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wolfpack buried 18 of their 23 shots for a rate of 78.3%. North Carolina State finished the game having earned a 31.7% field goal percentage (19 out of 60) and converted 9 of 28 shots from distance.

Dereon Seabron is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished 45.0% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He played 34 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He accounted for 27 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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North Carolina State will enter this contest with a record of 8-8 so far this year. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.4 fouls per game. As a team, North Carolina State is collecting 37.8 boards per contest and has racked up 180 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 222nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Wolfpack are shooting 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (123 of 387) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.1 pts per contest (91st in the country) while hitting 41.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wolfpack have forced 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.3% from 3-point land and they are 308th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (74.9). The Wolfpack defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (439 of 974) and they surrender 37.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 291st in D-1 in giving up assists with 212 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 79-70 when they played Florida State. The Cardinals were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. Florida State committed 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. In regard to three-point shots, Louisville knocked down 8 of their 27 attempts (29.6%). When all was said and done, the Cardinals went 24 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. The Cardinals permitted Florida State to knock down 27 out of their 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% for the contest. They shot 34.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 23 and ended up shooting 17 out of 28 from the free throw line (60.7%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Louisville allowed Florida State to snag 36 overall (10 offensive).

Mason Faulkner was important for the Cardinals in this matchup. He converted 2 of 4 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Louisville has a mark of 10-5 this season. The Cardinals commit 18.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 70.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per game (203rd in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per contest. Louisville has accumulated 1,064 pts so far this season (70.9 per contest) and they collect 39.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinals are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 277th in the nation.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 146th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 67.3. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the floor (53rd in D-1). The Louisville defense surrenders 30.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (107 of 347) and opponents are making 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.2 assists and 35.4 boards per contest, which is 89th and 221st in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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