Bellarmine Knights vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Bellarmine Knights (0-3) are headed to KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Louisville Cardinals (1-1).

The Bellarmine Knights took the court against Southern Indiana and took a loss by a score of 71-69 in their last contest. Bellarmine ended the contest having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (25 out of 54) and knocked down 8 of 25 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Knights knocked down 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning defense, Bellarmine allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. Southern Indiana recorded 12 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Southern Indiana pulled down 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Southern Indiana finished the game at 77.3% from the free throw line by burying 17 of their 22 shots. They also knocked down 6 of their 14 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Knights ended up finishing with 17 and Southern Indiana finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Jack Karasinski is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished 63.6% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He played 25 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Bellarmine comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-3 on the year. They turn the ball over 15.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Bellarmine is pulling in 29.7 boards per game and has racked up 43 assists this season, which has them ranked 196th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Knights are connecting on 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (22 of 68) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.3 pts per game (311th in D-1) while shooting 46.6% from the field.

On defense, the Knights have forced 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They give up 46.0% on shots from distance and they rank 290th in college basketball in PPG allowed (77.0). The Knights are giving up a FG percentage of 47.6% (81 of 170) and they relinquish 32.0 boards per contest as a group. They rank 253rd in the country in allowing assists with 44 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 77-55 when they played Tennessee. Regarding rebounding, Louisville permitted Tennessee to get 36 in total (11 offensive). They finished 52.6% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 19 and finished the contest at 7 out of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Cardinals allowed Tennessee to bury 30 out of 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 56.6% for this game. When all was said and done, the Cardinals shot 16 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 26.7%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Louisville knocked down 10 out of their 39 tries (25.6%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 100.0%. Tennessee was called for 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 12 steals for the matchup. The Cardinals were able to corral 13 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for this game.

Reyne Smith pitched in for the Cardinals for this contest. He converted 5 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 23 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Louisville has a mark of 1-1 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Cardinals are shooting 36.6% from the field, which is ranked 346th in the nation. Louisville has accounted for 148 points for the season (74.0 per contest) and they grab 37.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per game (135th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. The Cardinals commit 17.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Louisville defense surrenders 32.5% from downtown (13 of 40) and their opponents are connecting on 65.8% of their foul shots. They give up 8.0 assists and 42.5 boards per game, which is ranked 21st and 347th in Division 1. The Cardinals on defense are ranked 49th in the country in PPG surrendered with 61.0. They are forcing 20.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the floor (136th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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