UTEP Miners vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 12/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UTEP Miners vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (5-4) will go up against the UTEP Miners (6-2) at KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday.

The UTEP Miners played Seattle and earned the victory with a final of 88-72 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Miners ended up finishing with 20 while Seattle accumulated 14 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 23 tries from three-point range. Seattle went 72.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 25 attempts. Furthermore, Seattle totaled 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Seattle totaled 15 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. With respect to defending, UTEP allowed 44.9% from the floor on 22 out of 49 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 14 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Miners knocked down 17 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 89.5%. UTEP finished the game having earned a 56.1% field goal percentage (32 of 57) and buried 7 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Ahamad Bynum is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 18 minutes but didn't pull down any boards. He finished 77.8% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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UTEP will take the court with a record of 6-2 so far this season. They average 75.8 pts per contest (186th in college hoops) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Miners are hitting 39.7% on shots from downtown (62 of 156) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, UTEP is pulling down 29.1 boards per contest and has earned 117 dimes so far this season, which is 273rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.9 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Miners are able to force 20.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They currently rank 127th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 113 conceded so far this year. Miners defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.9% (166 of 387) and they relinquish 34.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 35.1% from 3-point land and they rank 51st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (65.4).

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a final score of 76-65 when they played Duke. The Cardinals recorded 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. Duke committed 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. In relation to shots from distance, Louisville converted 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinals walked away from this one shooting 19 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3%. The Cardinals permitted Duke to make 28 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.2% in the matchup. They shot 26.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 30 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 at the charity stripe (85.7%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Louisville permitted Duke to pull down 35 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Terrence Edwards was important for the Cardinals in this game. He buried 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the game.

Louisville has a record of 5-4 on the season. The Cardinals are committing 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per contest (215th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 13.3 times per game. Louisville has accounted for 684 pts on the season (76.0 per game) and they grab 38.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cardinals are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which is ranked 275th in college basketball.

The Cardinals on the defensive end are ranked 114th in the country in points per game surrendered with 68.1. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (150th in D-1). The Louisville defense gives up 32.9% on 3-point attempts (68 of 207) and opponents are making 69.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.4 assists and 34.7 boards every game, which ranks them 86th and 191st in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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