Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 3/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC

TV: ACCN

Greensboro Coliseum is the site where the Boston College Eagles (15-16) will compete against the Louisville Cardinals (4-27) on Tuesday.

The Louisville Cardinals faced Virginia and took a loss by a score of 75-60 in their last game. Louisville ended the game having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (20 of 46) and knocked down 4 out of their 15 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 16 of 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 23 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 8 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning defending, Louisville allowed the other team to shoot 58.0% from the floor on 29 out of 50 shooting. Virginia distributed 25 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. On top of that, Virginia grabbed 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Virginia finished 78.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 tries. They also made 6 of 18 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Cardinals finished with 13 while Virginia had 14 personal fouls.

Michael James is someone who came through for the contest. He finished the game at 70.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He ended up with 24 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Louisville will take the court with a record of 4-27 for the year. They currently have an average of 64.0 pts per contest (339th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.2% from the floor. The Cardinals are connecting on 33.0% from downtown (196 of 594) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisville is pulling down 32.3 boards per contest and has earned 289 dimes so far this year, which is 361st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.1 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cardinals are forcing 10.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 339th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 475 relinquished for the season. The Cardinals defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (848 of 1,800) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 324th in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Boston College Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 73-65 against Georgia Tech. The Eagles recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. Georgia Tech had 10 fouls in this matchup which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a clip of 81.8%. In terms of shooting from distance, Boston College converted 6 of 22 tries (27.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles shot 25 out of 57 from the floor which had them at 43.9%. The Eagles allowed Georgia Tech to convert 26 out of their 62 attempts from the field which had them at 41.9% for the game. They finished 37.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 29 and ended up going 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Boston College permitted Georgia Tech to grab 33 in total (6 on the offensive side).

T.J. Bickerstaff ended up having an impact for the Eagles for this game. He made 7 out of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this game.

Boston College has a win-loss record of 15-16 this year. The Eagles are committing 15.8 fouls per game and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.5 times per game (234th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. Boston College has earned 2,056 points this year (66.3 per contest) and they grab 33.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Eagles are shooting 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 245th in the nation.

The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 181st in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.0. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (213th in college basketball). The Boston College defense gives up 36.8% on three-point shots (260 of 706) and opponents are converting on 72.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.3 assists and 34.2 rebounds per game, ranking them 152nd and 195th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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