Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (19-6) are headed to Purcell Pavilion on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-13).

The Louisville Cardinals stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina State and notched a win by a score of 91-66 in their last game. Louisville wrapped up the contest with a 63.6% FG percentage (35 out of 55) and buried 11 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Cardinals buried 10 of 11 shots for a rate of 90.9%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 18 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defending, Louisville allowed the other team to go 36.1% from the floor on 22 of 61 shooting. North Carolina State recorded 16 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Moreover, North Carolina State had 28 boards (14 offensive, 14 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina State ended up shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 17 tries. They also buried 11 of 33 shots from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 17 while North Carolina State recorded 13 fouls.

Reyne Smith is a guy who came through in the game. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 35 mins but didn't pull down any rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Louisville heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-6 so far this year. They are averaging 79.7 pts per contest (55th in the country) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Cardinals are hitting 32.8% on 3-point shots (248 of 756) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Louisville is collecting 38.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 363 assists for the year, which is 125th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.2 times per game and as a team are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cardinals are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They give up 34.5% from 3-point land and they rank 102nd in the country in points per game allowed (69.3). The Cardinals are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (634 of 1,457) and they concede 33.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 104th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 303 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 97-94 when they played Boston College. The Fighting Irish were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. Boston College committed 21 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They were able to convert 20 of them for a rate of 69.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Notre Dame converted 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). Overall, the Fighting Irish finished shooting 35 out of 74 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.3%. The Fighting Irish allowed Boston College to knock down 36 out of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.7% in the game. They wrapped up this game 47.6% from downtown by going 10 of 21 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to rebounding, Notre Dame allowed Boston College to pull down 31 in total (4 offensive).

Markus Burton pitched in for the Fighting Irish in this contest. He buried 12 of 29 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.4%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 32 points in his 46 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the contest.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 11-13 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Fighting Irish are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 122nd in college hoops. Notre Dame has accounted for 1,770 points on the campaign (73.8 per game) and they snag 35.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per game (301st in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. The Fighting Irish commit 15.3 fouls per game and they shoot 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Notre Dame defense concedes 31.7% on 3-point shots (178 of 561) and their opponents are making 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 14.3 dimes and 31.7 total rebounds per game, which is 277th and 41st in the nation. The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 153rd in college in PPG allowed with 70.7. They have forced 10.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (240th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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