Minnesota-Louisville Preview

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Louisville Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Freedom Hall.

Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Earl Clark threw down 25 points with 16 rebounds in a double-double performance as Louisville rolled past Mississippi 77-68 on Thursday. Louisville could not cover the 16-point spread, and the 145 points fell UNDER the posted total of 149.

Current streak:
Minnesota has won 9 straight games.
Louisville has won 5 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 9-0 SU, 4-2 ATS
Louisville: 7-1 SU, 4-4 ATS

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Southeastern Louisiana are 0-1
After playing South Dakota State are 2-1
After a win are 9-1

Louisville most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing UAB are 7-3
After playing Mississippi are 2-0
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Louisville’s last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Louisville’s last 8 games

Next up:
Minnesota home to Southeastern Louisiana, Tuesday, December 23
Louisville home to UAB, Saturday, December 27

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