The Louisville Cardinals will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Mountaineers in West Virginia at WVU Colliseum on Saturday in college basketball action.

Supporters of the Cardinals have watched them go 23-7 and 15-9 ATS on the year, while the Mountaineers are at 19-10 and 11-14 ATS. In totals betting, the Mountaineers are 11-14, while the Cardinals have a 9-14 mark.



View Louisville vs West Virginia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, West Virginia sat as 3.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Mountaineers sit at No. 11 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Cardinals sit at No. 18 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Cardinals will win this game 80-74.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features West Virginia's No. 149-ranked scoring average of 69.8 PPG, against a Cardinals defense rated No. 72 and allowing 64.1 PPG. The Mountaineers FG% has averaged 43.2% to date this season, less than the Cardinals shooters have managed so far (45.6% per game).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Louisville owns the country's No. 210-rated mark, allowing 72 points per game on the highway. West Virginia, on the other hand, rates No. 121 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Louisville, they were an 87-60 Sportsbook as they battled Providence at home. They covered in the match as a 13.5-point favorite. The battle between the Cardinals and Friars didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Providence was handed an 87-60 defeat on Wednesday at KFC Yum! Center.

West Virginia was a 65-56 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Connecticut. They covered the 5–point spread as favorites. West Virginia got 18 points from Joe Mazzulla en route to a 65-56 victory over Connecticut on Wednesday at WVU Colliseum.


Louisville Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing Providence are 6-1
After a win are 5-5

West Virginia Mountaineers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
After playing Connecticut are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Cardinals at Mountaineers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisville's last 6 games on the road
Louisville is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of West Virginia's last 5 games
West Virginia is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games when playing Louisville
West Virginia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games