Texas Longhorns vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

The Texas Longhorns (3-0) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they will go up against the Louisville Cardinals (2-1).

The Texas Longhorns faced off with Rice and walked away with a win by a score of 80-59 in their last game. Texas ended having earned a 60.4% FG percentage (29 of 48) and buried 10 of their 22 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Longhorns knocked down 12 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 17 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to defense, Texas let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the field on 21 of 52 shooting. Rice earned 14 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. Moreover, Rice pulled down 22 boards (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Rice finished the game shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 21 shots. They also knocked down 3 of their 9 tries from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Longhorns walked away with 15 while Rice totaled 20 fouls.

Tyrese Hunter is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He recorded 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up going 75.0% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Texas will play this game with a win-loss mark of 3-0 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Texas is pulling in 39.3 boards per contest and has totaled 59 dimes this year, which ranks 48th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Longhorns are shooting 45.7% on 3-point shots (32 of 70) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.7 points per contest (76th in D-1) while hitting 54.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are 168th in the country in allowing assists with 35 relinquished this year. The Longhorns defense is allowing a FG percentage of 35.8% (63 of 176) and they surrender 31.0 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 20.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 42nd in the nation in points per game from their opponents (59.7).

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a defeat with a final score of 81-61 against Coppin State. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Louisville allowed Coppin State to snag 41 in total (12 offensive). They finished 41.2% from downtown by shooting 14 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Cardinals allowed Coppin State to make 27 out of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals finished the game shooting 22 for 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.3%. In terms of 3-pointers, Louisville knocked down 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. Coppin State was called for 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Cardinals snagged 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game.

Michael James ended up being a factor for the Cardinals for the contest. He buried 4 of 7 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists in this game.

Louisville has a record of 2-1 for the season. The Cardinals have committed 17.3 fouls per contest while shooting 65.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 9.0 times per contest (348th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per contest. Louisville has scored 226 pts for the season (75.3 per contest) and they pull down 44.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinals are shooting 42.7% from the field, which has them ranked 246th in the country.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 218th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 71.7. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (193rd in D-1). The Louisville defense allows 38.9% on 3-pointers (28 of 72) and opponents are converting on 62.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.3 dimes and 36.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 101st and 211th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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