Louisville Cardinals vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-5) host the Louisville Cardinals (6-11) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals faced off with North Carolina and ended up losing by a score of 86-70 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Cardinals finished with 19 while North Carolina had 13 fouls. They also converted 10 of 22 attempts from three-point range. North Carolina ended up shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of 24 attempts. Moreover, North Carolina totaled 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Carolina earned 19 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Louisville allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 29 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 24 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cardinals converted 6 of their 13 tries for a rate of 46.2%. Louisville walked away from the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (28 out of 57) and made 8 of their 18 shots from downtown.

Skyy Clark is a guy who played a role in the game. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Louisville will play this contest with a mark of 6-11 on the season. They cough up possession 12.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Louisville is snagging 35.8 boards per contest and has 195 assists for the campaign, which ranks 322nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinals are connecting on 32.8% from downtown (105 of 320) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.6 pts per game (219th in Division 1) while hitting 43.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are giving up 33.5% on shots from downtown while they are 311th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (77.1). The Cardinals defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.9% (470 of 1,023) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 312th in college basketball in allowing assists with 257 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-76 when they faced North Carolina State. In regard to team rebounding, Wake Forest permitted North Carolina State to get 32 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 0.0% from 3-point land via 0 out of 8 and finished the game at 25 of 33 at the charity stripe (75.8%). The Demon Deacons allowed North Carolina State to make 29 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.7% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Demon Deacons ended up shooting 24 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Wake Forest buried 6 out of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.6%. North Carolina State was called for 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Demon Deacons to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Demon Deacons were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the matchup.

Andrew Carr was important for the Demon Deacons in this contest. He made 10 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 28 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Wake Forest has a record of 12-5 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Demon Deacons are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which is 51st in the nation. Wake Forest has totaled 1,370 pts on the campaign (80.6 per game) and they pull down 35.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.4 times per contest (265th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. The Demon Deacons are responsible for committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Wake Forest defense allows 33.4% on 3-point shots (106 of 317) and opponents are knocking down 73.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 10.1 assists and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks 15th and 100th in those categories. The Demon Deacons defensively are ranked 143rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 70.1. They have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (133rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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