Clemson Tigers vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

KFC Yum! Center is the location where the Louisville Cardinals (10-5) will play the Clemson Tigers (12-3) on Tuesday.

The Clemson Tigers faced off with California and took home the win by a score of 80-68 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 16 and California recorded 14 personal fouls. They converted 6 of their 17 attempts from downtown. California went 62.5% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 16 tries. In addition, California grabbed 20 boards (7 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. California dished out 6 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Clemson let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the floor on 26 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists for this game as well as creating 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers made 10 of 12 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Clemson ended having earned a 62.0% field goal percentage (31 of 50) and buried 8 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Ian Schieffelin is a guy who was important for the matchup. He finished 80.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He played 38 mins and also snagged 7 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Clemson enters this game with a record of 12-3 for the season. They average 78.5 points per outing (109th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 38.0% on 3-pointers (134 of 353) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Clemson is snagging 35.8 boards per game and has racked up 219 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 143rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.6 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 74th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.9). The Tigers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.2% (365 of 844) and they concede 32.4 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 36th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 153 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Louisville Cardinals walked away with a victory by a final of 70-50 when they faced Virginia. The Cardinals were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. Virginia committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of those for a clip of 92.9%. With respect to three-point shots, Louisville knocked down 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Cardinals ended up going 25 out of 57 from the field which had them at 43.9%. The Cardinals allowed Virginia to convert 20 of 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0% in this contest. They shot 19.2% from distance by shooting 5 of 26 and finished the game at 5 out of 6 at the free throw line (83.3%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Louisville allowed Virginia to snag 22 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Aboubacar Traore ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinals in this matchup. He made 6 of 10 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He tallied 15 points in his 16 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Louisville has a mark of 10-5 for the campaign. As an offense, the Cardinals are hitting on 43.0% from the floor, which is ranked 280th in the country. Louisville has accounted for 1,167 pts for the year (77.8 per game) and they pull down 38.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per contest (226th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game and they go 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court are 155th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 70.1. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (245th in D-1). The Louisville defense gives up 34.3% on 3-point shots (115 of 335) and opponents are connecting on 70.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.1 assists and 33.3 rebounds per contest, which is 115th and 132nd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Louisville

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