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) drives in the second half of their game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion. The Cardinals won 65-50. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Donovan Mitchell

My goodness, Donovan Mitchell has stepped his game up big-time after being benched against the Hoosiers a few weeks ago. He is truly playing like the first round draft pick he wants to be and is getting better each and every week.

With that being said, he is the main reason why the Cardinals can beat Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

As we spoke about previously, the Panthers mightily on the defense side of the floor. I really do believe that an aggressive Donovan Mitchell is going to give them nightmares throughout the evening.

Not to mention, Pittsburgh is also in the bottom half of the conference in defending the perimeter.

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Donovan Mitchell has a fantastic opportunity to get his fourth 20 point game in-a-row in front of the home crowd. However, he may not even need that many points for the Cardinals to get their second ACC win of the season on Wednesday night.

All statistics used in this article were from the ACC’s statistics website

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