College Hoops Picks ATS, Feb. 18: Providence Friars at Louisville Cardinals

Providence Friars (8-5, 16-9) at Louisville Cardinals (10-2, 19-5)

Wednesday, Feb. 18—7:30 PM EST on ESPN2

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Preview

The Friars (8-5, 16-9) have exceeded everyone's expectations this season—they currently sit in sixth in the Big East and have been very competitive in their losing efforts.

Louisville (10-2, 19-5) is currently one of four Big East teams with two losses, and they are looking for their 20th win of the season.

Their two conference losses have come against UConn and Notre Dame—the UConn loss is very respectable, and the Notre Dame loss, while it seems terrible at the moment given their January record, isn't the end of the world. They are still a very tough team.

The Cardinals proved that they are for real when they bounced back from their loss to Notre Dame with a 45 point win over DePaul.

Louisville's frontcourt is what drives them—Clark, Samuels, and Williams are the players that keep the team going. The three of them account for half of Louisville's average points.

The 20th win is always a great milestone to reach—especially when it keeps you in the running for the regular season title.

By The Numbers

	Record	Conf	ATS	RPI	SOS	PF	PA
Providence	16-9	8-5	8-11-1	69	51	79.2	74.9
Louisville	19-5	10-2	13-10	17	20	73.4	61.0

	FG%	D. FG%	3P%	D. 3P%	FT%	RPG	SPG	APG	TPG
Providence	45.1	44.3	32.5	32.9	65.9	42.0	7.8	15.5	14.1
Louisville	43.8	38.9	34.4	31.0	65.4	41.9	8.8	16.3	13.8

Stat Leaders

	Providence	Louisville
PPG	W. Efejuku - 13.7	E. Clark - 12.9
	M. Brooks - 12.4	S. Samuels - 12.2
	S. Curry - 10.9	T. Williams - 12.1
RPG	G. McDermott - 8.9	E. Clark - 8.7
APG	S. Curry - 4.8	T. Williams - 4.6
SPG	W. Efejuku - 1.5	T. Williams - 2.1
BPG	G. McDermott - 1.2	E. Clark - 1.7

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Prediction

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All statistics for this article have come from StatSheet.com.