Louisville Cardinals vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Monday, February 20, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

Cameron Indoor Stadium is where the Duke Blue Devils (19-8) will attempt to beat the Louisville Cardinals (4-23) on Monday.

The Louisville Cardinals played Clemson and went home with a win by a final score of 83-73 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 13 while Clemson totaled 22 personal fouls. They also buried 4 of 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Clemson finished the game at 73.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 15 shots. Moreover, Clemson grabbed 26 boards (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Clemson distributed 12 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Louisville allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 29 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup while forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 34 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 26 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Louisville wrapped up the contest with a 51.0% field goal percentage (26 of 51) and converted 5 of their 16 3-point attempts.

El Ellis is a player who came through for this contest. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played for 39 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Louisville comes into this one with a mark of 4-23 for the year. They are averaging 64.5 points per contest (337th in Division 1) while shooting 42.1% from the field. The Cardinals are connecting on 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (179 of 531) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Louisville is grabbing 32.4 boards per game and has totaled 253 dimes for the year, which is 361st in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are ranked 301st in D-1 in giving up assists with 398 conceded this year. The Cardinals are giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (739 of 1,571) and they surrender 33.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 35.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 325th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.4).

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils got the victory with a final of 77-55 when they faced Syracuse. In relation to team rebounding, Duke permitted Syracuse to snag 23 in total (8 offensive). They went 37.5% from 3-point land by going 6 of 16 and ended up going 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Blue Devils permitted Syracuse to convert 19 of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 34.5% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Blue Devils shot 30 out of 55 from the field which had them sitting at 54.5%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Duke converted 13 out of their 26 tries (50.0%). They were able to make 4 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. Syracuse committed 9 personal fouls for this contest which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 4 shots. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Blue Devils were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup.

Jeremy Roach was important for the Blue Devils in this matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 2 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for this game.

Duke has a record of 19-8 for the campaign. The Blue Devils commit 15.4 personal fouls per game and they go 76.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per contest (73rd in the country) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per contest. Duke has accumulated 1,933 pts for the season (71.6 per game) and they grab 39.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Blue Devils are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks 215th in the nation.

The Blue Devils defensively are ranked 34th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 64.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (59th in Division 1). The Duke defense gives up 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (164 of 540) and opponents are converting on 75.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 11.6 assists and 30.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 102nd and 22nd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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