Free College Basketball Picks Today: Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers 2/15/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers 2/15/23
Wed 15th February 2023

The No. 7 Virginia Cavaliers (19-4, 11-3 ACC), one of the country’s top scoring defenses, travel to face the Louisville Cardinals (3-22, 1-13 ACC) on Wednesday. Virginia defeated the Duke Blue Devils 69-62 in overtime at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday.

Armaan Franklin was a top performer with 23 points. The Cavaliers remain first in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville dropped their third in a row on Saturday at Watsco Center, falling to the Miami (FL) Hurricanes 93-85.

El Ellis had 33 points in defeat to lead the team. The Cardinals remain 15th in the Atlantic Coast Conference. It’s the only meeting of the season between the teams. They last met in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tourney second round when the Cavaliers knocked out the Cardinals with a 51-50 victory at Barclays Center in March 2022, their fifth straight head-to-head win.

Virginia won both regular season games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 51-50 triumph at Barclays Center in March 2022. Jayden Gardner led the Cavaliers with 17 points. Malik Williams had 11 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks in the losing effort. The Cavaliers have been led this season by Franklin (12.7 ppg), Kihei Clark (11.6), and Gardner (11.3).

Gardner also has grabbed 5.0 rebounds per game, while Clark has dished 5.9 assists per game, 10th-most in the NCAA. Ellis’ 17.4 points per game have powered the Cardinals on offense. Ellis also has doled out 4.8 assists per game. Jae’Lyn Withers has averaged 5.0 rebounds per game.

The Cavaliers are one of the best scoring defenses in the NCAA, ranking 10th with 60.4 points per game allowed. Virginia is 9-1 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +8.0 (70.2-62.2). Louisville has a 1-9 record over the last 10, allowing 79.2 points per game on average while scoring only 67.0 (-12.2 margin).

CAVALIERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jayden Gardner: 22.4 | 16.8 | +5.6
Kadin Shedrick: 5.8 | 10.5 | -4.7
Points per game:
Jayden Gardner: 15.8 | 11.3 | +4.5
Ben Vander Plas: 5.2 | 7.4 | -2.2
Rebounds per game:
Armaan Franklin: 2.8 | 4.2 | -1.4

CARDINALS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kamari Lands: 14.2 | 8.7 | +5.5
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: 0.0 | 9.6 | -9.6
Points per game:
Jae’Lyn Withers: 14.0 | 9.6 | +4.4
Rebounds per game:
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: 0.0 | 4.1 | -4.1
Assists per game:
Mike James: 1.8 | 1.1 | +0.7

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Over 127.5 (-110)

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