Louisville Basketball: 5 Reasons Why The Cards Can Beat Pittsburgh

Jan 7, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts to a play as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets center Ben Lammers (44) runs up court in the second half of their game at McCamish Pavilion. The Cardinals won 65-50. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jan 7, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) celebrates a basket after he was fouled on the play in the first half of their game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Turnover Margin

The Panthers are currently sitting at 12-4, but they are a product of an extremely easy schedule. However, what’s more troubling is that they are dead last in the conference in turnover differential per game. That should concern every Panthers basketball fan in the country.

It just doesn’t make sense that a team like Pittsburgh can struggle so much with turning over the basketball against low-level competition.

However, this should give us confidence in Louisville’s ability to really give the Panthers issues on Wednesday night. The Cards do such a great job on the defensive end of the court and make every single shot difficult for their opponents.

Expect Donovan Mitchell to have another three or four steal game against Pittsburgh.

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