Clemson at Louisville 2/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:33 AM ET

The Clemson Tigers are set to visit the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky for an ACC clash against the Louisville Cardinals. The Clemson Tigers come into this matchup sitting at 5-6 in ACC play and are looking to avoid a losing streak after dropping their recent road game against the Miami Hurricanes, 65-64. Marcquise Reed was the leading scorer in this game as he contributed 19 points and 4 rebounds. Elijah Thomas fell just shy of a double-double in this matchup as he recorded 16 points and 9 rebounds.

The Louisville Cardinals come into this matchup ranked 16th in the AP Poll, but they will be looking to avoid a 3-game losing streak after losing at home in their recent matchup to the Duke Blue Devils, 71-69. Jordan Nwora was able to record a double-double for the Cardinals as he recorded 23 points and 12 rebounds. Dwayne Sutton was able to have a productive game himself as the junior contributed 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Marcquise Reed is the leading scorer and assists guy for the Clemson Tigers as he comes into this game averaging 18.9 PPG and 3.1 APG. Elijah Thomas is the leading rebounder for Brad Brownell and company as he is averaging 7.8 RPG, but he has also been one of the top scorers as he is contributing 13 PPG. Clemson is shooting 46.6% from the field this season while connecting on 32% of their 3-point attempts.

Jordan Nwora is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Louisville Cardinals as he comes into this game averaging 17.8 PPG and 7.8 RPG. Senior guard Christen Cunningham is the leading assists guy for Chris Mack and company as he is averaging 5 APG, but he is also one of the top scorers as he is averaging 10.2 PPG. Louisville is shooting 45.6% from the field this season while connecting on 36.4% of their 3-point attempts.

The Louisville Cardinals will come into this matchup inspired after losing a 23-point lead in their recent matchup against the Duke Blue Devils. Jordan Nwora is one of the top players in the ACC and he will continue to show that against a below average Clemson team. Final Score Prediction, Louisville Cardinals wins and covers ATS 76-67.

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