Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ESPN

The Louisville Cardinals (8-16) are on their way to Silvio O. Conte Forum on Tuesday where they will take on the Boston College Eagles (13-10).

The Louisville Cardinals faced Georgia Tech and notched a win by a score of 79-67 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 16 and Georgia Tech accounted for 28 personal fouls. They buried 9 of 25 shots from long range. Georgia Tech went 77.8% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 18 tries. Moreover, Georgia Tech snagged 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Georgia Tech doled out 10 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Louisville allowed their opponent to shoot 34.9% from the field on 22 of 63 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cardinals made 31 of their 34 attempts for a rate of 91.2%. Louisville ended with a 38.6% field goal percentage (22 of 57) and converted 4 of their 18 3-point attempts.

Kaleb Glenn is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished with 15 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins played and also totaled 13 rebounds. He finished the contest at 70.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Louisville enters this game with a mark of 8-16 on the season. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Louisville is collecting 35.6 boards per game and has accounted for 266 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 325th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are shooting 31.2% on 3-point shots (135 of 433) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They average 73.9 points per outing (188th in D-1) while hitting 43.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are 327th in the nation in giving up assists with 360 relinquished on the season. The Cardinals are allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (665 of 1,431) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 328th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (78.2).

The last time they took the court, the Boston College Eagles took a loss by a final score of 80-65 when they faced Duke. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Boston College permitted Duke to pull down 35 in all (7 offensive). They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 30 and finished the contest at 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Eagles allowed Duke to bury 30 out of their 63 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.6% for the contest. Overall, the Eagles went 24 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston College buried 5 out of their 26 attempts (19.2%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Duke had 12 fouls in this matchup which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Eagles were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the game.

Mason Madsen ended up having an impact for the Eagles in this contest. He had 15 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Boston College has a mark of 13-10 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Eagles are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 109th in Division 1. Boston College has 1,731 points for the year (75.3 per game) and they pull in 34.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per contest (136th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 10.5 times per game. The Eagles commit 15.6 fouls per game and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Boston College defense concedes 35.0% on 3-pointers (179 of 512) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.3 assists and 34.7 boards per game, which ranks them 223rd and 174th in those categories. The Eagles are ranked 200th in the nation in PPG given up with 72.4. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (222nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston College

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