Louisville Cardinals vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (3-1) are headed to Imperial Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Indiana Hoosiers (4-0).

The Louisville Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against Winthrop and walked away with a win by a score of 76-61 in their last contest. Louisville ended having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 of 54) and knocked down 7 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals made 17 of their 26 shots for a rate of 65.4%. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 44 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest while forcing 18 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of the defense, Louisville allowed the other team to go 31.4% from the floor on 22 of 70 shooting. Winthrop dished out 8 assists and had 10 steals in this game. In addition, Winthrop collected 37 rebounds (17 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Winthrop finished the game shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of 22 attempts. They also converted 6 of 29 shots from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 21 and Winthrop finished the game with 23 fouls.

Reyne Smith is a player who played a role in this game. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He played for 29 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Louisville will enter this game with a win-loss record of 3-1 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Louisville is pulling down 39.0 boards per game and is sitting with 59 assists on the campaign, which is 341st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinals are connecting on 29.4% on 3-point shots (40 of 136) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They average 81.0 points per game (113th in Division 1) on 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cardinals are able to force 19.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 7th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 39 relinquished for the year. Cardinals are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 38.6% (88 of 228) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 29.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 39th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (62.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers went home victorious with a score of 69-58 when they played UNC Greensboro. The Hoosiers corralled 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. UNC Greensboro had 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 87.5%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). When the game finished, the Hoosiers shot 25 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.7%. The Hoosiers permitted UNC Greensboro to bury 20 out of their 63 attempts from the field which had them at 31.7% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 28.1% from beyond the arc via 9 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 15 at the charity stripe (60.0%). When discussing rebounds, Indiana allowed UNC Greensboro to get 24 overall (6 offensive).

Myles Rice was important for the Hoosiers for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 5 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for this game.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 4-0 for the year. The Hoosiers are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.0 times per contest (40th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. Indiana has 326 pts on the campaign (81.5 per contest) and they grab 39.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Hoosiers are shooting 51.7% from the field, which ranks 17th in D-1.

The Hoosiers defensively are ranked 30th in D-1 in PPG given up with 61.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 35.4% from the floor (12th in D-1). The Indiana defense gives up 27.1% from downtown (29 of 107) and their opposition knocks down 60.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.3 assists and 33.0 rebounds per game, which is 96th and 117th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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