Morehead State Eagles vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morehead State Eagles vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

KFC Yum! Center is the site where the Louisville Cardinals (8-24 last year) will try to defeat the Morehead State Eagles (26-9 last season) on Monday.

The Morehead State Eagles played Illinois and took a loss by a score of 85-69 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Eagles walked away with 13 and Illinois accumulated 9 fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. Illinois walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of 12 attempts. On top of that, Illinois snagged 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Illinois doled out 24 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Morehead State allowed 54.2% from the floor on 32 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Morehead State finished having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (26 of 65) and converted 11 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Riley Minix is a player who was important in this matchup. He was able to score 27 points on 9 out of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Morehead State heads into this contest after finishing with a mark of 26-9 last season. They had an average of 75.3 points per outing (124th in D-1) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Eagles shot 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (329 of 912) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Morehead State pulled down 39.2 boards per contest and totaled 526 dimes last season, which had them ranked 50th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turned it over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit committed 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on the defensive end, the Eagles forced 10.5 turnovers per contest and they drew 15.6 personal fouls. They were ranked 7th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 331 relinquished over the course of last year. The Eagles defense allowed a field goal percentage of 39.3% (789 of 2,006) and they conceded 30.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They conceded 30.2% from beyond the arc and they ranked 10th in the country in opponents points per game (63.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 94-85 when they played North Carolina State. The Cardinals recorded 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the contest. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. North Carolina State was called for 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Louisville made 10 out of their 18 attempts (55.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinals walked away from this one shooting 32 for 58 from the field which had them at 55.2%. The Cardinals permitted North Carolina State to convert 27 of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 36.8% from three-point range by hitting 7 of 19 and finished the contest at 33 out of 40 at the free throw line (82.5%). When talking about team rebounding, Louisville allowed North Carolina State to grab 24 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Skyy Clark pitched in for the Cardinals in this contest. He buried 12 out of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 70.6%, and added 4 rebounds. He earned 36 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Louisville had a record of 8-24 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinals connected on 43.6% from the floor, which was ranked 249th in D-1. Louisville earned 2,304 pts over the course of last year (72.0 per contest) and they collected 34.4 boards per game. They earned an assist 11.1 times per game (325th in D-1) and they lost possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. The Cardinals committed 17.0 personal fouls every game and they connected on 74.6% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals were ranked 336th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 79.1. They forced 11.4 TO's per game and let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (344th in college hoops). The Louisville defense gave up 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (275 of 740) and their opponents knocked down 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 15.4 dimes and 34.7 total boards per game, which ranked them 344th and 171st in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Louisville

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