Who's Playing

Virginia @ Louisville

Current Records: Virginia 17-12; Louisville 12-17

What to Know

After three games on the road, the Louisville Cardinals are heading back home. U of L and the Virginia Cavaliers will face off in an ACC battle at noon ET Saturday at KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals have some work to do to even out the 1-12 series between these two since January of 2016, but a win here would be a good start.

There's no need to mince words: U of L lost to the Virginia Tech Hokies on Tuesday, and they lost bad. The score wound up at 75-43. A silver lining for U of L was the play of forward Sydney Curry, who posted a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards.

Meanwhile, Virginia lost 64-63 to the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday on a last-minute half-court bomb from FSU's Matthew Cleveland with 0:01 remaining. Guard Kihei Clark had a pretty forgettable game, finishing with only seven points on 3-for-16 shooting in his 40 minutes on the court.

The Cardinals are expected to lose this next one by 4.5. Those betting on them against the spread shouldn't have high expectations for them since the squad is 2-8 ATS when expected to lose.

The losses put U of L at 12-17 and the Cavaliers at 17-12. A couple numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: U of L is stumbling into the matchup with the 46th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 11.2 on average. To make matters even worse for the Cardinals, Virginia enters the contest with only 9.8 turnovers per game on average, good for 10th best in college basketball. So the cards are definitely stacked in Virginia's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 12 p.m. ET
  • Where: KFC Yum! Center -- Louisville, Kentucky
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $18.00

Odds

The Cavaliers are a 4.5-point favorite against the Cardinals, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Cavaliers, as the game opened with the Cavaliers as a 3-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Virginia have won 12 out of their last 13 games against Louisville.

  • Jan 24, 2022 - Virginia 64 vs. Louisville 52
  • Mar 06, 2021 - Virginia 68 vs. Louisville 58
  • Mar 07, 2020 - Virginia 57 vs. Louisville 54
  • Feb 08, 2020 - Louisville 80 vs. Virginia 73
  • Mar 09, 2019 - Virginia 73 vs. Louisville 68
  • Feb 23, 2019 - Virginia 64 vs. Louisville 52
  • Mar 08, 2018 - Virginia 75 vs. Louisville 58
  • Mar 01, 2018 - Virginia 67 vs. Louisville 66
  • Jan 31, 2018 - Virginia 74 vs. Louisville 64
  • Feb 06, 2017 - Virginia 71 vs. Louisville 55
  • Dec 28, 2016 - Virginia 61 vs. Louisville 53
  • Mar 05, 2016 - Virginia 68 vs. Louisville 46
  • Jan 30, 2016 - Virginia 63 vs. Louisville 47

Injury Report for Louisville

  • Jae'Lyn Withers: Out (Knee)
  • Mike James: Out for the Season (Achilles)

Injury Report for Virginia

No Injury Information