Duke Blue Devils vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (6-12) will try to defeat the Duke Blue Devils (13-4) at KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday.

The Duke Blue Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Pittsburgh and took a loss by a final of 80-76 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Blue Devils ended up with 16 and Pittsburgh totaled 20 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 20 tries from distance. Pittsburgh finished 62.5% at the free throw line by burying 10 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Pittsburgh pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Pittsburgh dished out 13 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Duke allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 30 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest while forcing 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Blue Devils converted 21 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Duke wrapped up the contest with a 44.9% FG percentage (22 out of 49) and converted 11 of their 28 three-point attempts.

Jared McCain is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played 38 minutes played and also totaled 1 rebound. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Duke enters this matchup with a record of 13-4 for the year. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Duke is pulling in 35.5 boards per game and has racked up 278 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 94th in the country in terms of passing. The Blue Devils are shooting 37.9% from downtown (140 of 369) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.6 pts per contest (33rd in college hoops) while hitting 48.3% from the field.

On defense, the Blue Devils are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They rank 104th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 217 conceded this season. The Blue Devils defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (418 of 965) and they relinquish 31.9 boards per contest as a group. They give up 34.5% on 3-point shots and they are 72nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.9).

In their last game, the Louisville Cardinals took a defeat with a final score of 90-65 when they faced Wake Forest. The Cardinals pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for this game. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. Wake Forest had 11 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to make 9 of those for a rate of 81.8%. In the matter of three-point shots, Louisville made 2 out of their 11 tries (18.2%). When all was said and done, the Cardinals shot 27 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. The Cardinals allowed Wake Forest to convert 31 of 62 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 51.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 18 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 12 from the charity stripe (83.3%). In regard to rebounding, Louisville allowed Wake Forest to grab 34 in total (4 offensive).

Tre White was important for the Cardinals for this game. He converted 7 out of 8 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Louisville has a record of 6-12 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cardinals are shooting 43.6% from the field, which ranks them 246th in college hoops. Louisville has tallied 1,316 points on the season (73.1 per game) and they collect 35.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.5 times per game (309th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 16.8 fouls per game while shooting 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Louisville defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point shots (149 of 426) and opponents are converting on 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 15.4 assists and 35.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 337th and 203rd in the country. The Cardinals on the defensive end are ranked 325th in college basketball in PPG given up with 77.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (330th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Duke

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