Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Location: Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ACCN

The Boston College Eagles (9-11) will take on the Louisville Cardinals (2-17) at Silvio O. Conte Forum on Wednesday.

The Louisville Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against Pittsburgh and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-54 in their last contest. Louisville ended the contest having earned a 33.9% FG percentage (19 out of 56) and made 5 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinals knocked down 11 of their 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 6 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defense, Louisville let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 28 out of 57 shooting. Pittsburgh recorded 21 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Additionally, Pittsburgh pulled down 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh finished the game at 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 5 of their 7 attempts. They also knocked down 14 of 34 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Cardinals finished with 15 and Pittsburgh totaled 16 fouls.

El Ellis is one guy who came through in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. He finished shooting 46.2% from the floor and also dished out 5 dimes.

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Louisville heads into this one with a win-loss record of 2-17 on the season. They cough up possession 16.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Louisville is pulling in 32.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 166 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 362nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are hitting 31.4% on shots from distance (112 of 357) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 62.4 points per contest (348th in college hoops) while hitting 40.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cardinals are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on 3-pointers while they are 321st in the country in points per game allowed (75.2). The Cardinals defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.6% (526 of 1,105) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are 240th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 268 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Boston College Eagles got the victory with a final of 84-72 against Notre Dame. The Eagles were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Notre Dame earned 14 fouls for this contest which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 88.2%. Concerning shots from distance, Boston College made 11 out of their 19 tries (57.9%). Overall, the Eagles finished the game shooting 29 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.9%. The Eagles allowed Notre Dame to knock down 23 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4% in the game. They shot 38.7% from three-point range via 12 of 31 and ended up shooting 14 of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). In regard to rebounding, Boston College permitted Notre Dame to snag 25 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Quinten Post ended up having an impact for the Eagles in the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 14 for the contest for a rate of 71.4%, and had 14 rebounds. He totaled 29 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

Boston College has a record of 9-11 so far this year. The Eagles are committing 16.0 fouls per game and they shoot 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per contest (321st in the country) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Boston College has accounted for 1,318 pts so far this season (65.9 per game) and they collect 33.6 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Eagles are connecting on 43.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 258th in the nation.

The Boston College defense concedes 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc (170 of 450) and opponents are making 68.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.6 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which is 176th and 225th in D-1. The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 196th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 69.7. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (259th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisville

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