The Louisville Cardinals (3-1) travel to face off against the Indiana Hoosiers (4-0) on Wednesday, November 27th. This game will be played at Imperial Arena in Nassau and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 12:00 ET.

Louisville Cardinals vs Indiana Hoosiers

The Cardinals Are Coming Off A Win

Louisville Cardinals Recent Game/Games

Louisville improved to 4-0 on the season with a 76-61 win over Winthrop on Friday. The Cardinals were -20.5 favorites going into the game, but they didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 137, which was well under the O/U line of 160.

Louisville led 35-27 at halftime and scored 41 points in the second half while allowing 34. Although they got the win, the Cardinals will be looking to tighten up their defense and improve their performance against the spread moving forward.

The Hoosiers Are Coming Off A Win

Indiana improved to 4-0 this season with a 69-58 home win over UNCG on Thursday. The Hoosiers were -17.5 point favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The combined score of 127 points fell short of the O/U line of 146.5.

Indiana led 36-27 at halftime and added 33 points in the 2nd half while allowing 31 points to the Spartans.

Cardinals Offense Breakdown

Louisville’s offense put up 76 points in their last game, shooting 48.1% from the field. They were efficient inside, hitting 67.9% of their two-point attempts, but struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on just 26.9% of their threes.

Reyne Smith led the way with 20 points, hitting 5 of 9 from deep. Kelton Talford added 15 points and 9 rebounds, while J’Vonne Hadley contributed 12 points and 13 boards.

Hoosiers Offense Breakdown

In their last game, the Hoosiers put up 69 points, shooting 41.7% from the field and 26.3% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage was 46.7%, with a strong free-throw performance at 87.5% (14/16).

Myles Rice led the way with 20 points and 6 assists, shooting 57.1% from the field. Ronald Polite added 17 points, hitting 66.7% of his shots, while Bryson Tucker contributed 14 points on 55.6% shooting.

Cardinals Team Defense

Despite Louisville’s defensive struggles inside, they held their opponent to just 61 points. The Cardinals allowed 48% shooting overall, with the other team hitting 67% of their two-point attempts.

From beyond the arc, Louisville’s defense limited their opponent to 26% shooting, as they went 7/26 from three-point range. The other team also shot 65% from the free-throw line, making 17 of 26 attempts.

Hoosiers Team Defense

Even though Louisville gave up 61 points, they allowed the opposing team to shoot 48% from the field. The Cardinals struggled to contain two-point shots, with the other team hitting 67% of their attempts, going 19/28.

From beyond the arc, Louisville held their opponent to 26% shooting, with just 7 made threes on 26 attempts. At the free-throw line, the other team shot 65%, making 17 of 26. Louisville also gave up 10 offensive rebounds.

Cardinals vs Hoosiers Trends

• Across the Cardinals last five road games, the team averaged 74 points per game while allowing 89. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 2-3, while going 0-5 straight-up.
• When looking at their past five home matchups, Indiana has an ATS record of 2-3 while averaging 70 per game. The team went 2-3 overall in these games.
• Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Cardinals have a straight up record of 0-5. Their record vs the spread in these games was 1-4.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the favorite, Indiana has an ATS mark of 4-5-1 while going 7-3 straight up.

Cardinals vs Hoosiers Prediction

Not only do we have the Hoosiers winning this one by a score of 76-70, but we see them covering the spread. Our pick is to grab the Hoosiers at -2.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 154.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the under.

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