Louisville Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (11-5) are traveling to Petersen Events Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Pittsburgh Panthers (12-3).

The Louisville Cardinals took the court against Clemson and took home the win by a score of 74-64 in their last game. Louisville walked away from the game with a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 of 55) and converted 8 of their 27 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Cardinals made 16 of 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 13 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Louisville allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 26 of 65 shooting. Clemson recorded 11 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Clemson grabbed 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Clemson finished the game shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 4 of their 5 attempts. They knocked down 8 of their 24 shots from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Cardinals ended up finishing with 13 while Clemson accumulated 16 personal fouls.

J'Vonne Hadley is a guy who was important for the matchup. He finished 83.3% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He played 36 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He accumulated 32 points on 10 out of 12 shooting.

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Louisville comes into this one with a win-loss record of 11-5 this season. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Louisville is snagging 38.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 215 assists for the season, which is 183rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are hitting 29.8% on 3-point shots (147 of 494) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.6 points per game (123rd in the nation) while shooting 43.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 163rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 193 relinquished this season. The Cardinals defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (408 of 929) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 34.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 140th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (69.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pittsburgh Panthers took a loss by a final score of 76-47 when they played Duke. The Panthers snagged 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. Duke was called for 12 fouls for the contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to make 5 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Pittsburgh buried 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). When all was said and done, the Panthers finished the game shooting 18 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 31.0%. The Panthers permitted Duke to bury 26 of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this game. They shot 55.0% from distance by going 11 out of 20 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). Regarding how they rebounded, Pittsburgh permitted Duke to pull down 39 in total (7 offensive).

Cameron Corhen ended up having an impact for the Panthers for this game. He scored 11 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 12-3 for the season. The Panthers commit 16.7 fouls per game and they go 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per contest (156th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest. Pittsburgh has totaled 1,224 pts so far this year (81.6 per contest) and they average 35.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Panthers are hitting on 48.3% from the floor, which ranks 48th in the country.

The Pittsburgh defense allows 31.5% on 3-point attempts (106 of 337) and their opposition knocks down 70.7% of their foul shots. They concede 11.4 dimes and 33.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 67th and 118th in those categories on the defensive end. The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 114th in the nation in points given up per game with 68.9. They have forced 12.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (114th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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