Notre Dame vs Louisville Prediction 2/16/25 College Basketball Picks Today

In this article, we will formulate a Notre Dame vs Louisville  Prediction for this college basketball game on Sunday,  February 16th, at the  Joyce Center. Let’s take a look at a  Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Louisville Cardinals Pick. 

Louisville Can’t Slip Up

Louisville has had a solid season, but this really isn’t a game that they can slip up in. Two games ago against Miami, Louisville was able to secure the 88-78 victory and in the last game against NC State, they were able to pick up the win 91-66 victory. In the second half of the last game, they scored 50 points and that was enough for the 11-point victory. Terrence Edwards Jr put up 21 points, five assists, and four rebounds. There were four different players that put up at least 15 points. 

Louisville sits with a 19-6 record overall and they have gone 15-10 against the spread. Away from home this season they have gone 7-2 straight up. Louisville is averaging 79.7 points while their defense is giving up 69.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 54th in the league while the defense is ranked 99th. In this game, Louisville is going to need the offense to run up the score here, to really try to put the pressure on. This offense has a ton of confidence right now.

Can Notre Dame Pull off a Shocker?

Notre Dame has been nothing but a disappointment, but a win here would be quite impressive. Notre Dame has struggled overall this season, but they were able to pick up a victory in the last game. Notre Dame faced off against Boston College and the offense was impressive scoring 97 points, and that was enough for the victory. It took double overtime, but it was enough for the win. Guard Markus Burton had a strong game putting up 32 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. 

Notre Dame sits with an 11-13 record overall and they have gone 10-12-2 against the spread. Notre Dame is averaging 73.8 points while their defense is giving up 70.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 202nd in the league while the defense is ranked 151st in the league. The defense overall has been a problem and they are going to need the defense to be better here if they want any shot to come away with a win. Tae Davis has been the top player, averaging 15.8 points while shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Notre Dame vs Louisville Prediction

Notre Dame won the last game, but don’t let that fool you, they are not a good team, and they are going to really struggle here. Louisville on the season is averaging 79.7 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Notre Dame’s offense is averaging 73.8 points per game, but they aren’t going to even get close to that number against this Louisville offense. Points are going to be hard to come by here for Notre Dame and that will be the difference here. Back Louisville against the spread here.