Louisville Cardinals vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACCN

Watsco Center is the site where the Miami Hurricanes (19-5) will attempt to defeat the Louisville Cardinals (3-21) on Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals played Pittsburgh and ended up losing by a score of 91-57 in their last game. Louisville finished the game having earned a 27.6% field goal percentage (16 out of 58) and converted 10 of their 27 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cardinals made 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 11 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, Louisville allowed the other team to shoot 54.9% from the floor on 28 of 51 shooting. Pittsburgh doled out 23 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Pittsburgh collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh ended up going 90.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of 20 shots. They buried 17 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 15 and Pittsburgh finished the game with 15 fouls.

El Ellis is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He was able to score 22 points on 7 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 38.9% from the floor and dished out 7 dimes.

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Louisville enters this contest with a mark of 3-21 this year. They average 63.1 pts per game (345th in Division 1) while hitting 41.0% from the field. The Cardinals are hitting 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (156 of 472) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Louisville is snagging 32.6 boards per game and has 225 assists on the year, which has them ranked 360th in college basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are forcing 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They rank 304th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 351 surrendered this season. The Cardinals defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (656 of 1,394) and they surrender 34.0 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 35.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 325th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes walked away with a victory by a final of 81-59 when they faced Duke. With respect to team rebounding, Miami allowed Duke to grab 29 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 26.3% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Hurricanes allowed Duke to convert 22 of 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.7% for this contest. Overall, the Hurricanes finished the game shooting 32 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.8%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Miami knocked down 7 out of 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a percentage of 90.9%. Duke had 10 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 13 steals for this game. The Hurricanes were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game.

Norchad Omier ended up being a factor for the Hurricanes in the game. He converted 6 out of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 54.5%, and totaled 10 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this contest.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 19-5 this year. The Hurricanes commit 14.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.1 times per game (58th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. Miami has accumulated 1,882 pts for the year (78.4 per game) and they average 34.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hurricanes are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 24th in college hoops.

The Hurricanes are ranked 193rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.8. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (182nd in the nation). The Miami defense surrenders 32.4% on 3-point attempts (166 of 512) and opponents are making 74.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.1 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 285th and 96th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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