Louisville vs Clemson Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/18/23

The Clemson Tigers and the Louisville Cardinals meet in college basketball action from the KFC Yum! Center on Saturday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Clemson is listed as a 10.5-point road favorite with a ML price of -600. The total for this game is set at 140.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

Clemson’s 83-70 win over Louisville back on January 11^th, 2023, extended the double-digit win streak for the home team in this matchup.

Trends

Clemson is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a home winning percentage below .400 while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Louisville is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 Saturday games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.

Pick

I’m taking a stab at Louisville here. I can probably count on one hand the amount of times I’ve backed Louisville this year, but Clemson just doesn’t look right after losing three straight, almost like they got to the top of the ACC mountain and just couldn’t hold on. Louisville has been going through one of the worst seasons for a power conference team ever, but they’ve been respectable in recent games going 4-1 ATS in their last 5 and I just think this one could stay within single digits. Give me Louisville and the points here.