Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Miami Hurricanes (5-17) are on their way to KFC Yum! Center on Saturday where they will take on the Louisville Cardinals (17-6).

The Miami Hurricanes took the court against Notre Dame and walked away with a win by a score of 63-57 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 11 while Notre Dame totaled 12 personal fouls. They also made 9 of 24 attempts from 3-point land. Notre Dame finished shooting 22.2% from the free throw line by making 2 of 9 shots. In addition, Notre Dame pulled down 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Notre Dame recorded 13 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Miami allowed 42.6% from the field on 23 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hurricanes made 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 46.0% field goal percentage (23 of 50) and knocked down 4 out of their 18 shots from distance.

Matthew Cleveland is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up with 21 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Miami will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-17 on the campaign. They average 74.9 pts per contest (168th in college) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Hurricanes are shooting 31.7% on 3-point shots (162 of 511) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is pulling in 31.9 boards per contest and has tallied 281 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 282nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 14.6 fouls every game.

On defense, the Hurricanes have forced 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 333rd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 355 surrendered for the season. The Hurricanes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.6% (641 of 1,293) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 39.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 344th in college hoops in points per game allowed (79.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Louisville Cardinals went home victorious with a score of 84-58 when they played Boston College. In reference to team rebounding, Louisville permitted Boston College to get 30 in total (7 offensive). They finished shooting 30.0% from 3-point land by hitting 6 of 20 and finished the game at 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). The Cardinals allowed Boston College to bury 23 of their 60 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 38.3% for the game. Overall, the Cardinals ended up going 34 for 68 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. When talking about shooting from distance, Louisville converted 9 of their 23 tries (39.1%). They were able to bury 7 of those for a rate of 63.6%. Boston College had 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They also gave up possession 11 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Cardinals were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest.

J'Vonne Hadley pitched in for the Cardinals in the matchup. He buried 8 out of 12 in the game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in the game.

Louisville has a mark of 17-6 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinals are shooting 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 231st in the nation. Louisville has totaled 1,813 pts on the campaign (78.8 per contest) and they average 38.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per contest (150th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. The Cardinals have committed 15.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 103rd in college in PPG given up with 69.1. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (181st in the nation). The Louisville defense gives up 34.8% from downtown (177 of 509) and opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.2 dimes and 33.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 99th and 111th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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