Wright State Raiders vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wright State Raiders vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (0-1) will compete against the Wright State Raiders (0-1) at KFC Yum! Center on Saturday.

The Wright State Raiders faced Davidson and went home with a loss by a final score of 102-97 in their last contest. Wright State ended having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (39 of 88) and buried 8 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Raiders converted 11 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning the defense, Wright State allowed the other team to shoot 52.2% from the field on 35 of 67 shooting. Davidson doled out 21 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Davidson snagged 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Davidson shot 61.1% from the charity stripe by making 22 of their 36 attempts. They also knocked down 10 of their 23 shots from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 23 while Davidson recorded 15 fouls.

Trey Calvin is someone who came through in the matchup. He ended up going 42.4% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes. He saw the court for 43 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He accounted for 37 points on 14 out of 33 shooting.

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Wright State will enter this matchup with a mark of 0-1 for the year. They average 97.0 points per outing (34th in the nation) while hitting 44.3% from the floor. The Raiders are connecting on 26.7% on shots from downtown (8 of 30) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wright State is collecting 46.0 boards per contest and has earned 19 dimes for the season, which is 159th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 23.0 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Raiders have forced 17.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 266th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 21 surrendered so far this season. Raiders defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 52.2% (35 of 67) and they surrender 44.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 43.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 356th in D-1 in points per game allowed (102.0).

In their last game, the Louisville Cardinals took a defeat with a final score of 67-66 when they played Bellarmine. The Cardinals corralled 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. Bellarmine committed 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 78.6%. Regarding shots from downtown, Louisville made 11 of their 28 attempts (39.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinals went 22 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.3%. The Cardinals permitted Bellarmine to knock down 21 of their 43 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.8% for the game. They finished the game shooting 46.7% from downtown by going 7 of 15 and ended up shooting 18 out of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). In regard to rebounding, Louisville permitted Bellarmine to grab 26 in all (3 offensive).

Michael James was important for the Cardinals for this game. He converted 5 of 8 for the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and added 4 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Louisville has a mark of 0-1 for the campaign. The Cardinals have committed 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per contest (238th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. Louisville has totaled 66 pts on the season and they snag 32.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinals are shooting 42.3% from the field, which is 238th in college basketball.

The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court are 192nd in the country in points per game surrendered with 67.0. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the field (301st in Division 1). The Louisville defense concedes 46.7% on shots from distance (7 of 15) and their opponents are connecting on 81.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 9.0 assists and 26.0 total boards per game, ranking them 108th and 29th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wright State

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