Louisville Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN

Petersen Events Center is where the Pittsburgh Panthers (16-8) will play the Louisville Cardinals (8-17) on Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals took the court against Boston College and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-77 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cardinals left the arena with 16 while Boston College accumulated 18 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. Boston College finished the game shooting 76.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Boston College pulled down 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Boston College earned 21 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Louisville allowed the other team to shoot 56.7% from the field on 34 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned a total of 30 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cardinals made 12 of 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. Louisville ended the game with a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 out of 64) and made 5 of their 15 3-point attempts.

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He left the arena with 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and grabbed 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 69.2% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Louisville heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 8-17 on the campaign. They average 74.0 points per game (183rd in the nation) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Cardinals are hitting 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (140 of 448) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Louisville is grabbing 35.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 280 dimes for the season, which ranks 308th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They rank 340th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 381 surrendered on the season. The Cardinals defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (699 of 1,491) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 35.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 335th in college basketball in points per game allowed (78.6).

The last time they took the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 74-63 when they played Virginia. The Panthers earned 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Virginia committed 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. With respect to 3-pointers, Pittsburgh converted 14 of their 32 attempts (43.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Panthers shot 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Panthers permitted Virginia to bury 25 of 50 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% in the game. They finished the game shooting 28.6% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Pittsburgh permitted Virginia to get 19 in total (1 on the offensive side).

Blake Hinson ended up being a major contributor for the Panthers for this game. He recorded 27 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists for this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 19 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a record of 16-8 on the year. The Panthers have committed 15.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per contest (151st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per game. Pittsburgh has 1,805 pts for the campaign (75.2 per contest) and they pull in 38.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Panthers are connecting on 43.2% from the floor, which ranks them 265th in the nation.

The Pittsburgh defense gives up 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (163 of 541) and their opposition knocks down 74.9% of their foul shots. They give up 12.3 assists and 33.2 boards per contest, which is 134th and 95th in the nation. The Panthers are ranked 45th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (91st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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