Pittsburgh Vs Louisville: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 17, 2023

The Louisville Cardinals (2-16, 0-7 ACC) will host the Pittsburgh Panthers (12-6, 5-2 ACC) after losing four straight home games. It starts at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Panthers’ (-499 to win on the moneyline) contest against the Cardinals (+369).

This article references lines updated as of January 18, 2023 at 5:44 PM ET. See all the up-to-date odds for this outing in the table in this article and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!

Pittsburgh Vs Louisville Betting Lines

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Pittsburgh (-9.5)
Total Pick Under (141)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Pittsburgh Vs Louisville Stat Rankings

Pittsburgh Avg. (Rank) Louisville Avg. (Rank)
74.6 (127th) Points Scored 62.8 (347th)
68.2 (151st) Points Allowed 75.2 (323rd)
37.2 (47th) Rebounds 31.4 (296th)
10.3 (126th) Off. Rebounds 8.7 (248th)
8.5 (80th) 3pt Made 5.9 (315th)
13.7 (155th) Assists 8.8 (363rd)
11.7 (116th) Turnovers 15.2 (348th)

Pittsburgh Vs Louisville Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Panthers are 13-4-1 this year.
  • Against the spread as 9.5-point favorites or more, Pittsburgh is 4-1.
  • Out of 18 Panthers games so far this season, 11 have hit the over.
  • Pittsburgh’s games have finished with more than 141 points 10 times so far this season.
  • Panthers games have had an average of 142.8 points this season, 1.8 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Louisville has six wins in 18 games against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 9.5-point underdogs or more, the Cardinals are 4-5.
  • Pittsburgh has played 18 games this season, and 11 of them have hit the over.
  • Cardinals games have had over 141 points seven times this season.
  • Louisville’s games average 138.1 total points, 2.9 fewer than the total for this matchup.

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Pittsburgh Impact Players

  • Blake Hinson is tops on the Panthers at 6.6 rebounds per contest, while also averaging 1.4 assists and 16.1 points.
  • Jamarius Burton leads the Panthers with 16.7 points per game and 3.8 assists, while also posting 4.9 rebounds.
  • Nelly Cummings is tops on the Panthers at 4.6 assists per contest, while also posting 2.7 rebounds and 10.9 points.
  • Greg Elliott posts 10 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Fede Federiko puts up 5.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest, shooting 62% from the floor.

Louisville Impact Players

  • Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is putting up a team-leading 6 rebounds per contest. And he is contributing 7.5 points and 0.6 assists, making 47.1% of his shots from the floor.
  • The Cardinals get 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Jae’Lyn Withers.
  • Mike James is averaging 9.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, making 45.7% of his shots from the floor and 38.3% from beyond the arc, with 1 treys per contest.
  • Sydney Curry is averaging 5.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per contest, making 58.5% of his shots from the field.
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