Pittsburgh Panthers vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPNU

The Pittsburgh Panthers (5-8) are traveling to KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Louisville Cardinals (9-4).

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced Notre Dame and took a loss by a final of 68-67 in their last contest. Pittsburgh wrapped up the game having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 51) and made 5 of their 14 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Panthers buried 16 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 25 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 12 dimes in the game as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of defending, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the floor on 21 of 50 shooting. Notre Dame doled out 15 assists and had 1 steal in the matchup. Additionally, Notre Dame pulled down 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Notre Dame finished shooting 94.1% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 17 attempts. They converted 10 of their 22 tries from distance. Concerning fouls, the Panthers finished with 16 and Notre Dame finished the game with 18 fouls.

John Hugley is one guy who was a factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Pittsburgh heads into this one with a mark of 5-8 on the year. They are averaging 61.2 points per contest (341st in the country) while hitting 40.9% from the field. The Panthers are shooting 29.8% from downtown (59 of 198) and 66.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Pittsburgh is pulling down 36.2 boards per game and has totaled 148 assists on the campaign, which is 271st in college basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Panthers have forced 10.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They give up 34.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 83rd in the country in points per game allowed (64.0). The Panthers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.1% (299 of 728) and they surrender 31.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 269th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 181 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Louisville Cardinals went home victorious with a score of 67-64 against Georgia Tech. The Cardinals corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 32 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. Georgia Tech committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.6%. In regard to shots from distance, Louisville buried 5 out of their 19 attempts (26.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinals went 24 for 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0%. The Cardinals permitted Georgia Tech to make 23 of 56 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.1% for this game. They shot 37.5% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Louisville allowed Georgia Tech to pull down 21 overall (4 offensive).

Malik Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinals in the game. He made 9 of 12 for this game for a rate of 75.0%, and added 10 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game.

Louisville has a record of 9-4 on the campaign. The Cardinals are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls every game and they hit 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (202nd in D-1) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. Louisville has scored 919 pts for the year (70.7 per game) and they average 40.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cardinals are connecting on 42.1% from the floor, which is ranked 281st in the nation.

The Louisville defense allows 30.4% on 3-point attempts (92 of 303) and opponents are converting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.2 dimes and 35.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 96th and 210th in college basketball. The Cardinals are ranked 118th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 66.0. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (36th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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