Louisville Cardinals vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN

The Syracuse Orange (14-8) welcome the Louisville Cardinals (7-15) at JMA Wireless Dome on Wednesday.

The Louisville Cardinals took the court against Florida State and earned the victory with a final of 101-92 in their last contest. Louisville finished the game having earned a 54.4% field goal percentage (31 of 57) and knocked down 3 of their 11 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Cardinals made 36 of their 45 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defending, Louisville allowed the other team to shoot 51.6% from the floor on 33 of 64 shooting. Florida State recorded 7 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Additionally, Florida State pulled down 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Florida State walked away from this one shooting 65.7% when shooting free throws by converting 23 of their 35 attempts. They made 3 out of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Cardinals ended up with 23 and Florida State totaled 34 fouls.

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is a player who had an impact for the game. He finished the game shooting 73.3% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He was on the court for 35 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He finished with 29 points on 11 out of 15 shooting.

Louisville will take the court with a win-loss record of 7-15 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a team, Louisville is pulling down 35.2 rebounds per game and has earned 238 dimes on the year, which ranks 336th in the country in terms of passing. The Cardinals are shooting 30.8% on 3-pointers (120 of 390) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.8 pts per game (221st in D-1) while shooting 43.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Cardinals are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 318th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 330 surrendered on the year. The Cardinals defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.5% (612 of 1,317) and they surrender 35.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 322nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (78.0).

When they last played, the Syracuse Orange took a loss by a final score of 99-70 when they faced Wake Forest. The Orange were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for the game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Wake Forest was called for 17 fouls for the game which took the Orange to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Syracuse made 7 out of 27 attempts (25.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Orange finished 25 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3%. The Orange permitted Wake Forest to convert 35 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 66.0% for this game. They went 63.2% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 19 and finished the contest at 17 of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Syracuse permitted Wake Forest to pull down 35 overall (5 on the offensive side).

JJ Starling was important for the Orange for this contest. He scored 15 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 6 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Syracuse has a win-loss record of 14-8 on the campaign. As an offense, the Orange are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 217th in college hoops. Syracuse has accounted for 1,653 points for the campaign (75.1 per contest) and they pull down 36.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per game (146th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. The Orange are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls every game and they go 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Orange on the defensive end are ranked 239th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.6. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (221st in college hoops). The Syracuse defense gives up 32.3% from downtown (167 of 517) and their opponents are converting on 69.1% of their foul shots. They concede 13.8 dimes and 38.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 265th and 331st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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