The Cardinals travel to Conte Forum, as BC is coming off a stunning comeback win to beat Florida State. Eagles are led by one of the best guards in the ACC, Donald Hand Jr, as he averages 15 points a game on 40% shooting from the deep ball.
Cardinals are led by Chucky Hepburn who looks to prove himself, after being disrespected and not being named a finalist in the Bob Cousy award. Hepburn currently leads the Cardinals in scoring and fills the stat sheet up with 15.1 points per game, 6.4 assists per game, and is shooting 42% from the field, and 84% from the charity stripe.
Louisville currently sits in third place in the ACC with a 9-2 conference record and a 16-6 overall record. Boston College is 16th and has a 2-8 conference record and is 10-11 overall. Cardinals are 5-2 on the road and the Eagles are 7-5 at home.
How to watch Louisville at Boston College
Louisville basketball will look to gain momentum back, as they go head-to-head with Boston College tonight, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. local time on ACC Network.
Series History
Louisville and Boston College have played each other competitively, but Louisville leads the all-time series over BC 10-8. The Eagles are currently on a four game win streak in the series and Cardinals are 4-4 on the road. In the last 10 matchups, the series is all tied up 5-5.
3 glaring stats to know Louisville vs Boston College
Boston College Defensive Struggles
Boston College is ranked 286, as they give up 75 points per game, and their opponents shoot 37% from deep, which ranks 333. This Boston College defense has struggled all season long and Louisville Cardinals are due for a breakout game from beyond the arc.
As, a team, UofL shoots about 32% from deep, and is led by transfer Reyne Smith who is lethal from deep. Smith is shooting from beyond the arc at 40% as he has made 83 threes this season. He averages 3.8 threes per game which ranks third in the nation.
Terrence Edwards Jr. has been stepping up big time as of recent as he had 22 points against Georgia Tech, and 18 against Wake Forrest. Edwards is scoring the ball on 40% of his field goal attempts and his ability to draw contact and get to the charity stripe has been huge last couple games.
Chucky Hepburn Career defining game
Following Reyne Smith in three-point percentage is Chucky Hepburn who shoots it decent from beyond the arc at a 33% split, but his ability to play make and attack the basket is where he will look to dominate tomorrow. The star guard should have a field day against the Eagles tomorrow and will try and get this Cardinals offense starting quick and dishing it to Smith and getting open shots.
Hepburn has had five or more assists in 14 consecutive games and had seven or more assists in 10 straight games.The Cardinals star guard has had 12 games of seven or more assists and against SMU, Hepburn broke Louisville's single game assists record, as he recorded 16 assists. Hepburn has scored 10 points or more in 16/22 games this season and has had 20 or more in four of those games.
Boston College and Louisville trends
Louisville and Boston College are trending in the complete opposite direction. BC has not won consecutive wins since they beat Fair Dickinson University and Miami University between Dec. 28 and Jan.1.
On the other hand Louisville and Pat Kelsey have not lost consecutive games since they lost to Ole Miss and Duke between Dec. 3 and Dec. 8. The Cardinals have won 11 of their last 13 including a 10 game win streak, that flipped their season around. Boston College has lost 10 of their last 14 games including a six game losing streak.
Prediction
Chucky Hepburn will lead this Cardinals team to in a 81-70 victory.
What's next for Louisville
Louisville will take on Miami on ESPN, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. local time from KFC Yum! Center.