Louisville Cardinals vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN

The Louisville Cardinals (5-9) are hitting the road to Watsco Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Miami Hurricanes (11-3).

The Louisville Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against Pittsburgh and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-70 in their last game. Louisville walked away from the contest having earned a 51.1% FG percentage (24 of 47) and knocked down 10 of their 21 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Cardinals buried 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning the defense, Louisville let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the field on 26 of 57 shooting. Pittsburgh distributed 15 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Pittsburgh snagged 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh finished 90.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 21 tries. They also converted 12 out of their 34 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 17 while Pittsburgh had 18 personal fouls.

Michael James is one guy who came through for the game. He finished 66.7% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and collected 4 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Louisville enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-9 on the season. They are averaging 72.7 pts per game (238th in college hoops) while shooting 42.3% from the floor. The Cardinals are shooting 29.9% on shots from beyond the arc (79 of 264) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Louisville is grabbing 36.7 boards per contest and has totaled 157 assists for the year, which is 335th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cardinals have forced 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 246th in college basketball in allowing assists with 205 surrendered so far this season. The Cardinals are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.8% (383 of 837) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 31.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 300th in the country in points per game from their opponents (76.1).

In their last game, the Miami Hurricanes took a loss by a score of 86-82 against Wake Forest. The Hurricanes earned 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. Wake Forest earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hurricanes to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. With respect to 3-pointers, Miami made 10 of 21 attempts (47.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Hurricanes shot 30 for 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.3%. The Hurricanes allowed Wake Forest to make 29 of their 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 38.7% from downtown by hitting 12 of 31 and ended up going 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Miami allowed Wake Forest to collect 39 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Kyshawn George ended up being a factor for the Hurricanes for this game. He scored 21 points in his 42 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the contest. He converted 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 11-3 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Hurricanes are connecting on 50.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in D-1. Miami has 1,193 pts on the year (85.2 per contest) and they grab 38.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (47th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. The Hurricanes are committing 13.1 personal fouls every game and they go 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Hurricanes on defense are ranked 195th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.8. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (109th in the nation). The Miami defense gives up 28.0% on shots from beyond the arc (115 of 410) and their opponents are knocking down 74.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.9 dimes and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 316th and 110th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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