Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 12/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN

Cassell Coliseum is where the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3) will meet the Louisville Cardinals (4-3) on Sunday.

The Louisville Cardinals played Bellarmine and earned the victory with a final of 73-68 in their last game. Louisville walked away from the game having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 58) and knocked down 7 of their 24 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Cardinals converted 16 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 13 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In terms of defense, Louisville allowed 37.9% from the floor on 22 out of 58 shooting. Bellarmine recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Additionally, Bellarmine grabbed 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bellarmine walked away from this one shooting 94.7% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 19 shots. They also converted 6 of 20 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 19 while Bellarmine finished the game with 21 fouls.

Skyy Clark is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He went 53.8% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Louisville will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 4-3 so far this season. They are averaging 76.4 points per contest (160th in the nation) while going 42.2% from the floor. The Cardinals are shooting 28.0% on shots from beyond the arc (37 of 132) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisville is grabbing 39.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 73 assists for the year, which has them ranked 303rd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cardinals have forced 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 22.7 personal fouls. They concede 30.4% on shots from distance and they are 260th in D-1 in opponents PPG (74.6). The Cardinals defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.7% (190 of 425) and they surrender 35.7 boards per contest as a team. They are 223rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 91 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Virginia Tech Hokies took a loss by a score of 74-57 against Auburn. In regard to rebounding, Virginia Tech permitted Auburn to snag 37 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 12.5% from three-point range by connecting on 2 out of 16 and ended up going 24 of 36 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Hokies permitted Auburn to make 24 of their 62 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Hokies ended up shooting 14 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 27.5%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Virginia Tech converted 6 of 20 tries (30.0%). They were able to make 23 of those for a clip of 74.2%. Auburn had 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They also turned it over 21 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Hokies snagged 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game.

Hunter Cattoor ended up being a factor for the Hokies in this contest. He converted 4 of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 5-3 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hokies are shooting 43.4% from the field, which has them ranked 229th in college basketball. Virginia Tech has accumulated 595 points so far this season (74.4 per game) and they average 34.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per game (88th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Hokies have committed 16.4 personal fouls every game and they go 80.1% from the charity stripe.

The Virginia Tech defense allows 33.9% from downtown (57 of 168) and opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.8 dimes and 32.9 boards per game, which is ranked 133rd and 99th in college hoops. The Hokies defensively are ranked 137th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 68.6. They have forced 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (242nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia Tech

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