North Carolina Tar Heels vs Louisville Cardinals 2/1/2022 Picks Predictions

North Carolina Tar Heels vs Louisville Cardinals 2/1/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The North Carolina Tar Heels (15-6) will collide against the Louisville Cardinals (11-10) in the ACC at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET. North Carolina comes into this match-up after winning 15 of their last 21 games played and riding on a three-game winning streak.

The Tar Heels ended a two-game losing streak with a victory over Virginia Tech, Boston College, and the North Carolina State Wolfpack at 100-80 on January 29. North Carolina is in 4th place at 7-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 15-6 overall standing while splitting their last six road outings this season.

The Tar Heels played good offense in gaining 56 points while their defense held the scoring of the Wolfpack to just 31 in the first half on the way to their 20-point blowout win at 100-80.

Guard Caleb Love led the offense for North Carolina with 21 points and 5 assists while Forward Armando Bacot chipped in 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Tar Heels.

North Carolina controlled the game with 54.8% (34/62) shooting from the floor, 55.6% (15/27) from the three-point range, and 70.8% (17/24) from the free-throw line. The Tar Heels out-rebounded NC State at 39 to 32 total boards with a total of 17assists in the contest.

The defense for North Carolina denied 9 shot attempts while stealing the ball 7 times but committed 12 turnovers and 17 personal fouls in the match.

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North Carolina Tar Heels vs Louisville Cardinals Predictions 2/1/2022

The Louisville Cardinals had a 9-point loss to Duke and lessened their overall record to just one game over .500 this year. The Cardinals lost four of their last five contests with a three-game losing streak versus Notre Dame, Virginia, and just recently the Duke Blue Devils on January 29.

Louisville dropped to 8th place at 5-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with an overall standing at 11-10 and a home record at 7-5 on the year. The Cardinals trailed a five-point halftime lead and chased a 4-point advantage in the final half resulting in their 65-74 loss to the Blue Devils.

Guard El Ellis scored 18 points off the bench while Forward Malik Williams led in rebounding with 12 and added 10 points to complete a double-double in leading Louisville.

The Cardinals converted 25 of 59 (42.4%) shooting attempts from the floor, connected 8 of 22 (36.4%) shots from the long-range, and made 7 of 13 (53.8%) free-throw attempts. Louisville grabbed 34 total rebounds with 10 coming from the offensive side of the court while distributing 8 assists in the match.

The Cardinals’ defense spoiled 4 attempted shots with 2 steals but lost the leather in 9 turnovers and committed 18 personal fouls in the game.

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Louisville Cardinals. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is North Carolina -3.5. The Tar Heels are the stronger team in this ACC match-up with 7-3 SU in their last 10 and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games versus the Cardinals.

Louisville limped in this year’s tour after winning only four of their last 10 outings. Prediction: The North Carolina Tar Heels will win at 75-70.

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