Louisville Cardinals vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida State Seminoles (9-3) will go up against the Louisville Cardinals (6-5) at Tucker Center on Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against Kentucky and ended up losing by a score of 93-85 in their last contest. Louisville ended the contest having earned a 44.3% FG percentage (31 out of 70) and converted 14 out of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Cardinals converted 9 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 8 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about defense, Louisville allowed the other team to go 58.2% from the floor on 32 out of 55 shooting. Kentucky distributed 23 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Kentucky pulled down 36 boards (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Kentucky walked away from this one shooting 64.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 28 attempts. They also made 11 of 21 attempts from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up finishing with 20 while Kentucky had 18 personal fouls.

Chucky Hepburn is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He recorded 26 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Louisville comes into this game with a record of 6-5 on the year. They have an average of 76.9 points per contest (158th in the nation) while shooting 42.7% from the field. The Cardinals are shooting 28.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (100 of 357) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Louisville is pulling down 38.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 143 dimes on the season, which is 258th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cardinals are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 126th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 136 surrendered so far this year. The Cardinals defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (279 of 628) and they surrender 34.7 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 35.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 178th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (70.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida State Seminoles got the victory with a final of 82-64 against Winthrop. The Seminoles pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest. They turned the ball over 20 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. Winthrop committed 19 fouls for this game which took the Seminoles to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. In reference to shots from downtown, Florida State converted 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). In all, the Seminoles finished the game shooting 31 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. The Seminoles permitted Winthrop to convert 20 of 68 tries from the field which had them at 29.4% for the game. They finished 25.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 23 at the charity stripe (65.2%). When talking about rebounding, Florida State permitted Winthrop to snag 28 overall (10 offensive).

Jamir Watkins pitched in for the Seminoles in this matchup. He converted 6 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and earned 4 assists for this game.

Florida State has a record of 9-3 for the year. The Seminoles have committed 20.4 fouls per contest while shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.8 times per game (202nd in D-1) and they cough up possession 13.6 times per contest. Florida State has accounted for 941 pts for the campaign (78.4 per contest) and they pull down 35.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Seminoles are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 141st in college.

The Seminoles on defense are ranked 90th in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the floor (34th in college hoops). The Florida State defense surrenders 26.5% from downtown (82 of 309) and opponents are making 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.3 assists and 35.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 28th and 224th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisville

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