Ohio travels to Louisville on Friday, hoping to boost its 3-0 record with a victory over the Cardinals.

The Cardinals sport records of 4-0 and 3-0 ATS heading into this battle, while the Bobcats have 3-0 and 1-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 0-3 for the Cardinals and 0-2 for the Bobcats.



View Ohio vs Louisville Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Bobcats are listed as 16-point underdogs at many online sportsbooks.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Cardinals at No. 139 and the Bobcats at No. 294 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 88-74 result in favor of the Cardinals.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Louisville has the nation's No. 185-rated offensive output, at 68.5 PPG. The visiting Bobcats defense ranks No. 159 allowing on average 65.7 PPG. The Cardinals FG% has averaged 45.8% so far, more than the Bobcats marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.8% per game.

Defensively, Ohio features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. Louisville, meanwhile, comes in at No. 246 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Ohio was a 69-54 Sportsbook at home against Arkansas State. They covered the 10–point spread as favorites. D.J. Cooper scored 13 points leading the Bobcats to a 69-54 victory over Arkansas State at Ohio University Convocation Center on Sunday.

Last time out for Louisville, they were a 54-27 Sportsbook as they battled Arkansas State at home. They covered in the match as a 22-point favorite. The battle between the Cardinals and Red Wolves didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Arkansas State was handed a 54-27 defeat on Tuesday at KFC Yum! Center.


Ohio Bobcats Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-2
Before playing Marshall are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Louisville Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
After playing Arkansas State are 1-0
After a win are 7-3

A few Bobcats at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Ohio's last 9 games on the road
Ohio is 17-7-1 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Louisville is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Louisville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Ohio at Marshall, Wednesday, November 30
Louisville home to Long Beach State, Monday, November 28