Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN

KFC Yum! Center is the location where the Louisville Cardinals (11-7) will go up against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-6) on Saturday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stepped onto the hardwood against Howard and went home with a win by a final score of 71-68 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up finishing with 14 and Howard totaled 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of 23 tries from downtown. Howard finished shooting 86.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 15 attempts. On top of that, Howard totaled 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Howard doled out 15 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Notre Dame allowed the other team to shoot 38.1% from the floor on 24 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 7 assists in the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 31 with 4 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 15 of their 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Notre Dame finished the contest with a 52.1% field goal percentage (25 of 48) and made 6 out of their 18 shots from distance.

Nate Laszewski is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up with 17 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He played 32 minutes and also pulled down 13 boards. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Notre Dame comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-6 this year. They turn it over 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling in 33.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 227 assists on the year, which is 166th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Irish are shooting 36.0% on shots from downtown (152 of 422) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 71.0 points per contest (202nd in the nation) while connecting on 45.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Fighting Irish are able to force 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 116th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (66.4). The Fighting Irish defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (417 of 953) and they surrender 32.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 159th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 203 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Louisville Cardinals walked away with a victory by a final of 67-54 when they played Boston College. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Louisville allowed Boston College to snag 41 overall (14 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 20.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 4 of 20 and finished the game at 12 of 22 at the charity stripe (54.5%). The Cardinals allowed Boston College to convert 19 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 29.2% for this contest. Overall, the Cardinals ended up going 24 out of 52 from the floor which had them at 46.2%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Louisville knocked down 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 59.1%. Boston College committed 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Cardinals snagged 38 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game.

Sydney Curry ended up being a factor for the Cardinals in this matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 6 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the matchup.

Louisville has a record of 11-7 this season. As an offense, the Cardinals are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which ranks 271st in college basketball. Louisville has earned 1,247 pts on the year (69.3 per game) and they pull in 39.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.0 times per game (202nd in the country) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 18.6 fouls every game and they hit 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Louisville defense gives up 31.0% on 3-point shots (127 of 410) and their opposition makes 68.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.4 dimes and 35.7 boards every game, which ranks them 100th and 242nd in those defensive categories. The Cardinals are ranked 132nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.1. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (58th 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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