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College basketball betting action sees the 4th ranked Louisville Cardinals taking on the Indiana Hoosiers December 9th at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Cappers Picks provides free NCAAB basketball handicapping tips all season long.

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#4 Louisville Cardinals vs. Indiana Hoosiers
Venue/ Stadium: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Time/Date: 9 PM December 9, 2014
CBB Odds
Point Spread: Louisville -11
Over/Under:  OFF
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Louisville Cardinals vs. Indiana Hoosiers Preview

On the season Louisville is 4-4 ATS and they have an O/U record of 6-1 and Indiana is 2-3-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 2-1.

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This game is being held at a neutral site in New York City.

In their last games Indiana beat Savannah State 95-49 and Louisville beat Florida International 82-57.

Louisville is off to a great start this season being undefeated and they have already beaten a ranked team in Ohio State. This game features the stifling full-court pressure defense of Louisville facing an Indiana team that ranks 4th in the nation in points per game.

These 2 teams have not met since the 2003 season.

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Kind of surprising that Indiana is not ranked in the top 25 since they have a win over a ranked SMU team and also beat Pittsburgh. However they will crack the top 25 if they can beat Louisville, who is a double digit favorite in this game.

The Cardinals play stifling defense that ranks 2nd in the nation in opponents’ FG% and and 3rd in overall D holding opponents to an average of 49.3 ppg. In facing Ohio State they forced them into 25 turnovers and a weak FG% of only 30.4%.

James Blackmon Jr. (19.5 ppg) and Yogi Ferrell (17.3 ppg) are the 2 leading scorers for the Hoosiers and each scored 18 points in their last game.

Louisville ranks 56th in the nation in scoring and they are not only great at defense, but also rank 2nd in rebounds per game. Montrezl Harrell and Terry Rozier are the 2 leading scorers for the Cardinals combining to average just over 29 ppg. The Hoosiers really have to concentrate on stopping Harrell inside, as he is also averaging over 9 boards per game.

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While Indiana has the offense their D has struggled this season, as they only rank dead last in the Big 10 in opponents’ points allowed.

NCAAB Betting Trends

* Indiana is 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games.
* Indiana is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
* Indiana has an Over record of 5-0 in their last 5 games.
* Louisville is 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
* Louisville is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 vs. Big Ten.

4* Cappers CBB Free Pick

I think Louisville will find a way to win this game, but Indiana has a solid offense and they will not turn the ball over a ton of times. Because of that they will cover the 11-poont spread.

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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.