Louisville vs Notre Dame Betting!
Louisville got over their 3-game losing streak and they have won their last 3 games including beating a ranked Marquette team.
Venue/ Stadium: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, IN
Time/Date: 9 PM EST Saturday, February 9, 2012
NFL Odds From: WagerWeb
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Louisville -5.5
Over/Under: 128
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No. 11. Louisville Cardinals vs. no. 25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preview
On the other side of the coin Notre Dame had their 3-game winning streak snapped in their last game. NCAAB lines have Louisville as 5.5-point road favorites with a total of 128.
In their last games Louisville beat Rutgers 68-48 while Notre Dame lost to Syracuse 63-47.
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On the season Louisville is 12-11 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 8-9 and Notre Dame is 10-10 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 8-9.
This season Notre Dame is 13-2 at home and Louisville is 5-2 on the road.
Notre Dame has won 3 straight home games against Louisville.
Oddsmakers have the Fighting Irish as favorites even though Notre Dame is tough to beat at home. Their only 2 home losses this season have come against Kentucky and Georgetown and Louisville head coach Rick Pitini stated, “Notre Dame has a great home-court advantage, one of the best in college basketball.” [ad-6571516]
Louisville is playing great defense lately, as in this last 4 games, as they have held opponents to 53.3 ppg on 37.8% shooting in that span. Notre Dame has a good offense led by leading scorer and rebounder FW Jack Cooley *14.8 ppg 11.3 rpg) and G Jerian Grant (12.7 ppg).
Notre Dame has to forget about the loss to Syracuse where they scored a season low in points and shot a season worst FG% from the floor.
G/FW Wayne Blackshear scored 19 points on 7/11 shooting in the win over Rutgers while the rest of the team struggled with their shot. Louisville leading scorer Russ Smith (18.2 ppg) has been up and down this season, but he struggled in the Rutgers win.
6’11” C Gorgui Dieng is not a hughe scoring threat averaging 8.9 ppg, but he is averaging 9.8 rpg and how he plays against Cooley will be key in this conference game.
In some betting trends for this Big East match up Louisville is 11-4 ATS in their last 15 road games and they have an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
Notre Dame is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall, and they have an Under record of 7-2 in their last 9 games.
Jason’s Pick: The road team has covered the spread in 4 of the last 5 games between these 2 teams, but that trend will not continue. I think Louisville will struggle with their shot again and while Notre Dame may not win they will cover the spread at home.
