Louisville Cardinals vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (1-7) will try to defeat the Louisville Cardinals (4-4) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals played Virginia Tech and ended up losing by a score of 75-68 in their last game. Louisville wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (23 of 57) and converted 6 of 19 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 16 of 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to the defense, Louisville let their opponent shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 of 55 shooting. Virginia Tech totaled 16 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In addition, Virginia Tech totaled 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Virginia Tech finished the game shooting 81.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 27 shots. They knocked down 5 of their 20 attempts from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 21 and Virginia Tech racked up 17 personal fouls.

Skyy Clark is someone who was a factor in the game. He finished with 16 points on 4 of 12 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also collected 2 boards. He finished shooting 33.3% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Louisville enters this one with a record of 4-4 on the season. They are averaging 75.4 pts per game (163rd in the country) while hitting 41.9% from the field. The Cardinals are connecting on 28.5% on 3-point shots (43 of 151) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisville is pulling down 39.0 boards per game and has totaled 84 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 335th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cardinals are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.0 fouls. They concede 29.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 261st in the country in opponents PPG (74.6). The Cardinals defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (214 of 480) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 176th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 107 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a score of 89-64 when they played Texas A&M. In reference to rebounds, DePaul allowed Texas A&M to get 29 overall (14 on the offensive side). They shot 45.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 of 31 and finished the contest at 5 out of 9 from the charity stripe (55.6%). The Blue Demons permitted Texas A&M to bury 35 out of 66 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.0% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Demons ended up shooting 23 for 42 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.8%. With regard to shooting from distance, DePaul converted 8 of 16 tries (50.0%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a rate of 58.8%. Texas A&M was called for 14 fouls for the contest which got the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. The Blue Demons were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the contest.

Chico Carter was important for the Blue Demons for this game. He totaled 21 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 4 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

DePaul has a record of 1-7 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Demons are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 180th in college hoops. DePaul has accounted for 564 pts so far this year (70.5 per game) and they pull in 30.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per game (115th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per game. The Blue Demons commit 17.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Blue Demons on the defensive end are ranked 334th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 79.9. They are able to force 11.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the floor (337th in college basketball). The DePaul defense gives up 37.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (59 of 159) and their opponents are connecting on 68.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.0 assists and 36.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 318th and 249th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisville

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