Indiana vs Louisville Prediction 11-27-24 College Basketball Picks

The Louisville Cardinals and the Indiana Hoosiers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Louisville vs. Indiana prediction.

Louisville Recap

The Louisville Cardinals come into this one with a record of 3-1 on the year after a 76-61 win over Winthrop last time out.

Cardinals Win Back-To-Back Games

Reyne Smith leads the Cardinals in scoring with 14.8 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while Kasean Pryor has 12.8 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Cardinals on the glass. Terrence Edwards Jr. has 12.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Chucky Hepburn has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 4 APG and 3 SPG to lead the Cardinals in assists and steals so far this season. J’Vonne Hadley has 10 PPG with 6.3 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Louisville so far this season. James Scott also has 8.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG on the year as well for Louisville. As a team, Louisville is averaging 81 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 29.4% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Louisville Cardinals will win

• Indiana has lost six of its last eight day games played at neutral venues.
• Louisville has won three of its last four games.

Indiana Recap

The Indiana Hoosiers come into this game looking to build on their 4-0 start after a 69-58 win over UNC-Greensboro last time out.

Hoosiers Looking To Stay Unbeaten

Mackenzie Mgbako leads the Hoosiers in scoring with 18.8 PPG along with 6.5 RPG while Myles Rice has 14.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 4.5 APG. Malik Reneau has 13.5 PPG with 6.5 RPG and Oumar Ballo has 12 PPG with a team-high 9.8 RPG to lead the Hoosiers on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Indiana so far this season. Bryson Tucker has 8 PPG while Trey Galloway has a team-high 5.2 APG to lead the Hoosiers in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Indiana is averaging 81.5 PPG on 51.7% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 80.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Indiana Hoosiers will win

• Louisville has lost each of its last 16 games against AP-ranked opponents.
• Indiana has won each of its last seven games against non-Conference opponents.

Louisville vs. Indiana Prediction

I’m on Indiana here. It’ll be interesting to see how these two handle their first non-home games of the season, but I favor the Hoosiers from a defensive standpoint and the fact that Louisville shoots a ton of threes but is only hitting them at a 29.4% rate this season. The Hoosiers are solid across the board and I think that Indiana picks up a signature win in this one.