Louisville Cardinals vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN

The Louisville Cardinals (7-0) are hitting the road to Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (5-2).

The Louisville Cardinals faced off with NJIT and went home with a win by a final score of 104-47 in their last game. Louisville wrapped up the contest with a 49.3% field goal percentage (36 out of 73) and buried 20 of their 48 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Cardinals knocked down 12 of 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 58 with 20 of them being offensive. They also doled out 24 assists for the contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defense, Louisville allowed the other team to go 31.0% from the floor on 18 of 58 shooting. NJIT doled out 6 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. On top of that, NJIT snagged 20 rebounds (3 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. NJIT walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the free throw line by burying 4 of 7 shots. They also knocked down 7 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 11 and NJIT accounted for 13 fouls.

Ryan Conwell is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up going 52.9% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes played and collected 9 rebounds. He accounted for 32 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Louisville steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 7-0 so far this year. They have an average of 96.7 points per outing (4th in the country) while connecting on 48.1% from the field. The Cardinals are hitting 37.3% on three-point attempts (93 of 249) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Louisville is collecting 46.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 145 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 31st in college in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Cardinals are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 28.8% on three-point shots and they are 18th in D-1 in points per game allowed (63.0). The Cardinals defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.1% (153 of 424) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 19th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 71 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home defeated by a final of 80-71 when they played Duke. The Razorbacks snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 26 for this game. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. Duke committed 13 fouls for this contest which got the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. With regard to shots from downtown, Arkansas buried 10 of 30 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Razorbacks finished the game shooting 26 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.6%. The Razorbacks allowed Duke to bury 29 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Arkansas permitted Duke to pull down 36 in all (11 offensive).

Darius Acuff Jr. pitched in for the Razorbacks in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 17 for this game giving him a rate of 47.1%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 38 minutes on the court and added 5 assists for this game.

Arkansas has a win-loss mark of 5-2 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Razorbacks are hitting on 48.5% from the field, which ranks 71st in the nation. Arkansas has accumulated 617 pts for the season (88.1 per contest) and they pull in 37.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.6 times per contest (50th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 9.6 times per contest. The Razorbacks are committing 16.6 fouls per game and they shoot 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks defensively are ranked 149th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.6. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the floor (67th in Division 1). The Arkansas defense allows 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 193) and their opponents are converting on 65.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 15.0 assists and 35.4 total boards per game, which is 278th and 214th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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