Ohio Bobcats vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: The CW Network

KFC Yum! Center is the site where the Louisville Cardinals (3-0) will attempt to beat the Ohio Bobcats (1-2) on Saturday.

The Ohio Bobcats took the court against St. Mary's and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-60 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bobcats finished with 15 and St. Mary's finished the game with 13 fouls. They buried 11 of their 22 attempts from long range. St. Mary's finished 77.3% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 22 shots. On top of that, St. Mary's collected 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. Mary's earned 22 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Ohio allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 31 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bobcats made 6 of their 7 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Ohio wrapped up the contest with a 37.5% field goal percentage (24 of 64) and made 6 of 24 3-pointers.

Jackson Paveletzke is someone who was important for this contest. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Ohio heads into this contest with a record of 1-2 for the year. They average 72.3 points per game (279th in D-1) while hitting 45.6% from the floor. The Bobcats are hitting 25.9% on shots from downtown (15 of 58) and 64.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Ohio is grabbing 29.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 36 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 274th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Bobcats are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They surrender 38.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 300th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (82.3). The Bobcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (85 of 180) and they concede 39.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 279th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 46 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last played, the Louisville Cardinals went home victorious with a score of 96-88 when they played Kentucky. The Cardinals were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this contest. They also gave up possession 6 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. Kentucky earned 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of those for a clip of 67.7%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Louisville buried 13 of their 40 attempts (32.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cardinals finished the game shooting 31 for 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.9%. The Cardinals allowed Kentucky to make 32 out of 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1% in this matchup. They went 35.3% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 34 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Louisville allowed Kentucky to pull down 40 in total (11 offensive).

Mikel Brown Jr. ended up being important for the Cardinals in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He had 29 points in his 33 mins on the court and totaled 5 assists in this matchup.

Louisville has a mark of 3-0 on the season. The Cardinals commit 19.3 fouls every game and they go 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.3 times per game (15th in college) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per game. Louisville has totaled 306 points on the year (102.0 per contest) and they average 45.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cardinals are connecting on 50.0% from the field, which ranks 65th in D-1.

The Cardinals on the defensive side of the court are 123rd in college in PPG given up with 67.7. They are able to force 17.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.2% from the floor (60th in college). The Louisville defense surrenders 31.3% from downtown (25 of 80) and opponents are making 70.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 9.7 assists and 34.7 boards every game, which is ranked 52nd and 171st in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio

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