Louisville Cardinals vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Louisville Cardinals (8-19) are traveling to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Duke Blue Devils (21-6).

The Louisville Cardinals faced Notre Dame and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-50 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Cardinals ended up finishing with 7 while Notre Dame had 11 fouls. They converted 12 of their 27 tries from long range. Notre Dame finished 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 6 of their 8 attempts. In addition, Notre Dame collected 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Notre Dame doled out 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In the matter of defending, Louisville allowed 41.5% from the field on 27 of 65 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 2 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Cardinals made 8 of 16 shots for a rate of 50.0%. Louisville wrapped up the contest having earned a 33.9% FG percentage (19 out of 56) and knocked down 4 out of their 17 shots from distance.

Skyy Clark is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 87.5% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 mins played and pulled down 8 boards. He scored 18 points on 7 out of 8 shooting.

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Louisville comes into this one with a mark of 8-19 on the campaign. They average 72.6 points per outing (223rd in the nation) while going 43.5% from the floor. The Cardinals are shooting 30.4% on three-point attempts (145 of 477) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Louisville is collecting 35.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 299 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 336th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a group they commit 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 319th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 415 conceded this season. The Cardinals are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (757 of 1,623) and they surrender 34.5 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 36.3% on shots from distance and they are 333rd in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (78.6).

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils took a loss by a final score of 83-79 when they faced Wake Forest. In reference to rebounds, Duke allowed Wake Forest to get 15 in total (2 offensive). They finished shooting 52.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 out of 17 and ended up going 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Blue Devils permitted Wake Forest to make 29 of their 48 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 60.4% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Blue Devils shot 26 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.1%. When discussing three-point attempts, Duke converted 11 of 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. Wake Forest was called for 12 personal fouls for the contest which took the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Blue Devils were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the matchup.

Kyle Filipowski ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Devils in the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists in this contest. He made 6 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 8 rebounds.

Duke has a mark of 21-6 this year. The Blue Devils have committed 15.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (53rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest. Duke has accounted for 2,171 pts for the season (80.4 per contest) and they grab 36.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Devils are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 24th in college basketball.

The Duke defense allows 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (188 of 580) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.8 assists and 31.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 170th and 25th in college hoops. The Blue Devils are ranked 71st in the nation in PPG surrendered with 67.7. They are forcing 11.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (161st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Duke

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