The Louisville Cardinals will hit the floor running against the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers Sunday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.
The Cardinals currently sports a 21-7 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 13-9 ATS. The Panthers are 25-3 and 12-10 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Cardinals produce a 9-12 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Panthers have gone 11-11 against the number.
View Pittsburgh vs Louisville Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're going with the Cardinals in this one, they're listed as 1-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 27 (Cardinals) and the No. 4 (Panthers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 83-80 result in favor of the Panthers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Louisville's No. 39 nationally ranked offense (75.5 points per game) against a Panthers defense that sits as the No. 26 at 61.2 PPG. The Cardinals have been averaging 45.9% from the field, less than the Panthers have managed so far this season (47.5% on average).
Defensively, Pittsburgh features the nation's No. 17-rated defense on the road, allowing 62.7 points per game. Louisville, meanwhile, comes in at No. 80 nationally in scoring at home.
Pittsburgh was a 71-58 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against West Virginia. They covered the 8–point spread as favorites. Pittsburgh earned a 71-58 victory over West Virginia on Thursday, getting 15 points from Nasir Robinson at Petersen Events Center.
Louisville was a 55-37 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Rutgers. They covered the 4–point spread as favorites. Louisville got 14 points from Preston Knowles en route to a 55-37 victory over Rutgers on Tuesday at Louis Brown Athletic Center.
Pittsburgh Panthers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 9-1
Before playing South Florida are 5-1
After playing West Virginia are 8-2
After a win are 8-2
Louisville Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 10-0
Before playing Providence are 5-2
After playing Rutgers are 3-2
After a win are 4-6
A few Panthers at Cardinals trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Louisville's last 8 games at home
Louisville is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisville's last 7 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh at South Florida, Wednesday, March 2
Louisville home to Providence, Wednesday, March 2
