Free Week 9 Prediction: Cavaliers vs. Cardinals Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 9
(5-2) Virginia Cavaliers vs. Louisville Cardinals (4-2)
Date: Saturday, October 26th 2019
Time: 3:30 pm EST
Venue: Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Football Spread: Virginia -3.5
NCAA Betting Total: 55
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The Virginia Cavaliers hit the road to take on the Louisville Cavaliers for a Saturday afternoon showdown. Virginia is favored by 3.5 points with the total being set at 55 points.
Virginia is led by Bryce Perkins who has 1,570 passing yards and eight touchdowns. The Cardinals are led by Javian Hawkins who has 751 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
Can Hawkins lead the Cardinals to a huge home victory or will Perkins lead Virginia to a road win? Find out below as we cover this fantastic matchup.
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Duke Blue Devils 48-14 on Saturday. Virginia jumped out to a 17-0 lead at the half and they never looked back. Bryce Perkins struggled in the game surprisingly as he had 141 passing yards and an interception.
Virginia was carried by a decent ground game and their defense. The Cavaliers run game was led by Wayne Taulapapa who had 77 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Perkins added 62 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
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Hasise Dubois had 62 receiving yards, and Joe Reed had 45 rushing yards. The Cavaliers forced five Blue Devils turnovers while only committing one turnover on offense. Joey Blount was superb on defense with 10 tackles and an interception in the win.
Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals are coming off a 45-10 loss to the no. 3 Clemson Tigers on Saturday. The Cardinals offense struggled particularly the passing game.
Quarterbacks Micale Cunningham and Evan Conley had nightmare performances. Cunningham went for 63 passing yards while throwing an interception, and Conley had 44 yards and an interception.
Javian Hawkins was a lone bright spot for Louisville as he had 129 rushing yards and a touchdown.
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Dez Fitzpatrick led the Cardinals with 63 receiving yards on three receptions. Tutu Atwell adding 37 yards. Louisville contained star Trevor Lawerence to 233 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. However the Cardinals didn’t have an answer for Travis Etienne who had 192 rushing yards and a touchdown on just 14 carries.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 8-1-2 ATS in their last 11 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 6-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Cardinals are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Cardinals are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a double-digit loss at home.
- Cardinals are 8-20 ATS vs. a team with a winning record
Free Week 9 NCAA Football Pick
The Cardinals have the edge with Hawkins in the ground game but it won’t be enough in this spot. Virginia has been the more consistent team and it’ll show here.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Virginia -3.5
Look for Perkins to lead Virginia to a big road win on Saturday.
Week 9 Free Score Prediction: Virginia 28 – Louisville 23
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