Louisville Cardinals vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

JMA Wireless Dome is the location where the Syracuse Orange (8-8) will try to beat the Louisville Cardinals (12-5) on Tuesday.

The Louisville Cardinals played Pittsburgh and went home with a win by a final score of 82-78 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 17 and Pittsburgh accumulated 14 fouls. They buried 10 of 21 attempts from 3-point land. Pittsburgh finished 90.9% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 22 tries. Additionally, Pittsburgh had 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Pittsburgh dished out 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Louisville let their opponent shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 14 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals made 7 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 46.7%. Louisville walked away from the game with a 45.6% field goal percentage (31 out of 68) and converted 13 out of their 35 shots from downtown.

Reyne Smith is one player who had an impact for this contest. He accounted for 25 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He played 36 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Louisville will take the court with a win-loss record of 12-5 this year. They cough up possession 11.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Louisville is collecting 38.6 boards per game and is sitting with 229 assists for the year, which ranks 193rd in college in terms of passing. The Cardinals are hitting 30.2% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 529) and 71.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.8 pts per game (111th in the nation) while hitting 43.3% from the field.

On defense, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are surrendering 35.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 143rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.2). The Cardinals defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (432 of 984) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 150th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 206 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Syracuse Orange got the victory with a final of 79-71 when they played Boston College. In regard to rebounds, Syracuse allowed Boston College to grab 32 overall (9 offensive). They finished shooting 25.0% from distance by shooting 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). The Orange allowed Boston College to convert 27 out of their 62 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.5% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Orange shot 29 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Syracuse converted 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Boston College was called for 18 fouls for this contest which got the Orange to the free throw line for 22 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while earning 1 steal for the matchup. The Orange corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game.

JJ Starling ended up having an impact for the Orange for this contest. He scored 26 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this contest. He made 12 out of 22 for this game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Syracuse has a record of 8-8 on the campaign. The Orange are committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 70.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per contest (192nd in college) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. Syracuse has accumulated 1,214 pts so far this season (75.9 per game) and they average 38.9 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Orange are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 151st in the nation.

The Orange on the defensive side of the court are 320th in college in PPG surrendered with 77.6. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (288th in the country). The Syracuse defense allows 33.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (131 of 396) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.2 dimes and 34.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 271st and 183rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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