Bellarmine Knights vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

KFC Yum! Center is the site where the Louisville Cardinals (3-3) will take on the Bellarmine Knights (2-5) on Wednesday.

The Bellarmine Knights took the court against West Virginia and took a loss by a final of 62-58 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Knights ended up walking away with 15 while West Virginia recorded 8 fouls. They also converted 3 of 16 tries from 3-point range. West Virginia ended up going 81.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 attempts. On top of that, West Virginia totaled 38 boards (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a block. West Virginia recorded 9 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Bellarmine allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the field on 21 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the contest while creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Knights made 5 of their 8 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Bellarmine ended the game with a 33.8% FG percentage (22 out of 65) and buried 9 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Peter Suder is someone who had an impact in the game. He racked up 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Bellarmine will enter this matchup with a mark of 2-5 this year. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Bellarmine is pulling in 31.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 95 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 108th in the nation in terms of passing. The Knights are connecting on 34.4% on 3-point shots (56 of 163) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 66.7 points per outing (312th in college basketball) while hitting 41.3% from the field.

On defense, the Knights have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.3 personal fouls. They give up 32.1% from beyond the arc and they are 176th in college basketball in opponents PPG (70.7). The Knights defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (180 of 402) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are 312th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 98 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisville Cardinals took home the win by a final score of 90-84 when they played New Mexico State. When discussing cleaning the glass, Louisville permitted New Mexico State to snag 32 in total (8 offensive). They went 27.8% from distance by going 5 out of 18 and finished the contest at 9 of 17 at the free throw line (52.9%). The Cardinals permitted New Mexico State to bury 35 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals shot 25 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 44.6%. Concerning shooting from distance, Louisville made 4 of their 20 attempts (20.0%). They were able to make 36 of those for a percentage of 73.5%. New Mexico State committed 40 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 49 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Cardinals were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest.

Skyy Clark ended up being a factor for the Cardinals for this contest. He totaled 29 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 3 assists in this game. He converted 6 of 8 in the game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Louisville has a mark of 3-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Cardinals are hitting on 42.0% from the floor, which ranks 278th in college basketball. Louisville has tallied 462 pts so far this year (77.0 per game) and they collect 40.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 10.0 times per contest (341st in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 18.7 fouls per game and they connect on 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 281st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 75.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (287th in D-1). The Louisville defense allows 30.5% on 3-pointers (36 of 118) and their opponents are making 66.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.0 dimes and 36.2 boards per contest, which is 228th and 231st in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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