The Louisville Cardinals (18-6) travel to face off against the North Carolina State Wolfpack (9-14) on Wednesday, February 12th. This game will be played at Lenovo Center in Raleigh and televised on ESPN2. Louisville is coming off a win in their previous game, while North Carolina State is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Stanford. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina State Wolfpack

The Cardinals Are Coming Off A Win

Louisville Cardinals Recent Game/Games

Louisville improved to 18-6 on the season with an 88-78 win over Miami on Saturday. Playing at home, the Cardinals were -18 favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 166, surpassing the O/U line of 153.5.

Louisville led 46-38 at halftime and scored 42 points in the 2nd half while allowing 40. Despite the win, they’ll look to tighten up defensively moving forward.

The Wolfpack Are Coming Off A Win

North Carolina State Wolfpack Recent Game/Games

NC State’s season record fell to 9-14 after a narrow 74-73 loss to Stanford on Saturday. The Wolfpack, who were +6.5 point underdogs, managed to cover the spread. The game’s total points reached 147, surpassing the O/U line of 138.5.

NC State led 33-29 at halftime but allowed 45 points in the 2nd half while scoring 40 of their own. Despite the loss, the Wolfpack showed resilience on the road.

Cardinals Offense Breakdown

Louisville put up 88 points in their latest game, shooting 49.3% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 56.7%. They hit 61.1% of their two-point attempts and 35.5% from beyond the arc, making 11 threes. At the free-throw line, they were nearly perfect, going 11-for-12 (91.7%).

Terrence Edwards Jr. led the way with 27 points and 10 assists, shooting 62.5% overall and 75% from three (3/4). Reyne Smith added 26 points, hitting 6 threes on 16 attempts. A.J. Staton-McCray contributed 22 points, and Matthew Cleveland chipped in 21, shooting 50% from the field.

Wolfpack Offense Breakdown

North Carolina State put up 73 points in their last game, shooting 37.7% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 44.3%. They connected on 36.4% of their threes, hitting 8 of 22 attempts, and made 19 of 26 free throws for a 73.1% rate.

Maxime Raynaud led the way with 25 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 9 of 16 from the field. Trey Parker added 19 points, knocking down 5 of 8 threes, and dished out 5 assists.

Cardinals Team Defense

Louisville’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 78 points while allowing the opposing team to shoot 49% from the field. Inside the arc, the Cardinals couldn’t contain their opponents, who converted 61% of their two-point attempts, going 22/36.

From three-point range, Louisville allowed 11 made threes on 31 attempts, a 35% shooting performance. They also sent the opposing team to the free-throw line 12 times, where they hit 11 free throws for 91%. The Cardinals gave up 11 offensive rebounds in the game.

Wolfpack Team Defense

Louisville’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 78 points on 49% shooting from the field. They allowed the opposing team to shoot 61% from two-point range, with 22 made baskets on 36 attempts.

From beyond the arc, their opponents hit 11 threes on 31 attempts, shooting 35%. Louisville also sent them to the free-throw line 12 times, where they converted 11 free throws for 91%. The Cardinals gave up 11 offensive rebounds.

Cardinals vs Wolfpack Trends

• Across their ten previous road games, Louisville has an ATS mark of 8-2. Their straight up record in these matchups was 7-3 while averaging 81 points per game.
• When looking at their past three home matchups, North Carolina State has an ATS record of 2-1 while averaging 66 per game. The team went 0-3 overall in these games.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Wolfpack have a straight up record of 0-10 and an ATS mark of 3-7.
• In their last five contests as the favorite, Louisville has a poor record vs the spread going 2-3. But, they still put together a straight up mark of 4-1.

Cardinals vs Wolfpack Prediction

The Wolfpack come in as the underdog at +7.5, making them our top choice on the point spread. We not only expect them to cover the spread but also believe they have a strong chance of winning the game outright, especially if you’re aiming for a higher moneyline payout.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 140.5, and our model predicts the Cardinals and Wolfpack to score a combined 145 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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