Louisville vs Pittsburgh Prediction 1/11/25 College Basketball Picks

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Louisville

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Pitt

-Recent betting trends in games played between Louisville and Pitt

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cardinals and Panthers. 

Pittsburgh has won the last five games played between these two teams. When they faced off in February it was Pitt that was able to secure the 86-59 victory. 

Louisville Has Confidence 

Louisville has confidence right now and they have all kinds of confidence right now. Louisville in the last game faced off against Clemson, and they scored 74 points and they ended up winning by 10 points. J’Vonne Hadley put up 32 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. Louisville shot 45.5 percent from the field and 29.6 percent from behind the three-point line. J’Vonne Hadley had a strong game putting up 32 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. James Scott put up 11 points, 10 rebounds, and one assist. 

Louisville is averaging 77.6 points while their defense is giving up 69.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 121st in the league while the defense is ranked 135th in the league. They are averaging 30.8 three-point attempts per game which is 11th in the league. They are averaging 16.6 free throws per game. Chucky Hepburn is averaging 15.1 points while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 30.9 percent from behind the three-point line. Koren Johnson and Kasean Pryor are both out for the season. In this game, if Louisville wants to find success, they are going to need the defense to be good. If the defense struggles, this could be a long game for their chances. 

Why Louisville Will Beat Pittsburgh

• Louisville has won 10 of its last 11 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Pittsburgh has lost the first half in four of its last five day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Pitt was Blown Out In The Last Game

Pitt overall has had a good season, but in the last game against Duke, they were blown out. At halftime, Pitt was down 34-24 and in the second half it got even worse as they scored only 23 points, and that led to the defeat. Cameron Corhen was the top player putting up 11 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Jaland Lowe put up eight points, five rebounds, and four assists. Two games ago against Stanford, Pittsburgh scored 83 points and that was enough for the easy victory. 

Pitt on the season is averaging 81.6 points while their defense is giving up 68.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 55th in the league while the defense is ranked 113th. They are shooting 48.3 percent from the field which is 48th in the league. Ishmael Leggett has been the top player for Pitt averaging 16.8 points while shooting 49.4 percent from the field and 28.1 percent from behind the three-point line. Pitt has no injuries to deal with heading into this game. 

Louisville vs Pitt Prediction

I am very concerned about Pitt confidence after what happened against Duke in the last game. The offense wasn’t good enough, and that is going to be something that is going to transfer over to this game. Louisville’s offense has been strong all season averaging 77.6 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Louisville has so much value here, and they are going to get the job done here. Back Louisville against the spread here.