Kentucky-Louisville Preview

The Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Freedom Hall.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Jodie Meeks led Kentucky with a game-high 23 points as they ran over Central Michigan 84-52 on Monday. Kentucky covered the 23-point spread, while the game’s combined 136 points went UNDER the posted total of 139.
Meeks shot 6-for-13 from the field for Kentucky, and Patrick Patterson netted 15 in that win.
Preston Knowles was good for a team-high 11 points in Louisville’s 56-55 loss to UNLV on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals had been favored by 13.5 points in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night’s posted total (140).
Current streak:
Kentucky has won 6 straight games.
Team records:
Kentucky: 11-3 SU, 5-3-1 ATS
Louisville: 8-3 SU, 5-6 ATS
A few trends to consider:
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kentucky’s last 7 games when playing Louisville
Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Kentucky is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Louisville is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Louisville’s last 7 games when playing Kentucky
Louisville is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Louisville’s last 25 games at home
Next up:
Kentucky home to Vanderbilt, Saturday, January 10
Louisville at South Florida, Wednesday, January 7

 

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