Pittsburgh Panthers vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (9-5) are hitting the road to KFC Yum! Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Louisville Cardinals (5-8).

The Pittsburgh Panthers took the court against North Carolina and ended up losing by a score of 70-57 in their last game. Pittsburgh wrapped up the contest having earned a 30.9% FG percentage (21 of 68) and converted 5 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 10 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 6 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defending, Pittsburgh allowed their opponent to shoot 36.5% from the floor on 23 out of 63 shooting. North Carolina dished out 12 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, North Carolina snagged 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina ended up going 86.4% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of 22 tries. They also made 5 out of their 17 tries from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Panthers walked away with 19 and North Carolina totaled 19 personal fouls.

Carlton Carrington is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 out of 17 shooting. He played 36 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 35.3% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Pittsburgh will play this contest with a win-loss record of 9-5 this year. They turn it over 9.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Pittsburgh is pulling down 42.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 208 assists this year, which is 105th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Panthers are hitting 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (132 of 392) and 66.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.8 pts per contest (87th in college hoops) while going 43.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Panthers are able to force 11.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are ranked 155th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 167 relinquished so far this year. The Panthers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 39.4% (322 of 817) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 25.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 52nd in the nation in opponents PPG (65.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 77-53 against Virginia. The Cardinals corralled 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. Virginia was called for 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.2%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Louisville knocked down 6 of their 25 attempts (24.0%). In all, the Cardinals finished shooting 19 for 47 from the floor which had them at 40.4%. The Cardinals permitted Virginia to bury 30 out of their 58 tries from the floor which had them at 51.7% for this game. They shot 38.5% from 3-point land by going 10 of 26 and finished the game at 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). When talking about team rebounding, Louisville allowed Virginia to pull down 33 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Curtis Williams ended up having an impact for the Cardinals in the game. He accumulated 14 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist. He buried 5 out of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, but wasn't able to grab a board.

Louisville has a record of 5-8 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cardinals are hitting on 41.8% from the field, which is 296th in college hoops. Louisville has scored 948 pts so far this year (72.9 per game) and they pull down 37.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.9 times per game (332nd in the country) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. The Cardinals have committed 17.3 fouls every game and they hit 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 286th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 75.5. They have forced 11.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (318th in college hoops). The Louisville defense allows 31.3% on three-point shots (88 of 281) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 14.6 assists and 35.3 rebounds per game, which is 308th and 197th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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