Louisville vs. Virginia Basketball Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Louisville vs. Virginia college basketball fearless prediction and game preview.

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Louisville vs. Virginia college basketball fearless prediction and game preview.


Louisville vs. Virginia Broadcast

Date: Saturday, March 7
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
Network: ESPN

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Louisville (24-6) vs. Virginia (22-7) Game Preview

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Why Louisville Will Win

The Cardinals were able to figure out the Virginia hex the first time around with a big first half and a red hot game from the field.

They were able to stop the Cavaliers early on, they didn’t turn the ball over enough – just five times – to avoid a slew of easy points, and they dominated on the boards.

The same formula should be able to work again.

UofL is fantastic on the boards, Virginia isn’t. It’s amazing at hitting from three – leading the ACC – and Virginia isn’t. Keep the pressure on by hitting early, break UVa out of its shell, and make this a scoring fight.

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Why Virginia Will Win

It’s all working.

Virginia is 10-1 in its last 11 games – the one loss coming to Louisville – with the defense and the overall style starting to work like they’re supposed to.

They haven’t allowed more than 59 points in any of their last four games, they’re able to maintain control of games by slowing things down to a crawl, and they’re locking down well on teams that need to hit from the outside to succeed.

The 80 points allowed against Louisville were the most allowed all year, and it was the only time thieved allowed more than 70 points. It was an aberration.

What’s Going To Happen

The Cardinals have been a bit inconsistent lately, and they’ve had real problems on the road losing their last three.

They’ll drop the road game to the Cavaliers, too.

Virginia will keep the tempo at its level and won’t get hit with a knockout blow right away like it did in the first meeting. This is where the D shows just how good it really is, especially against three point shooters.

Louisville vs. Virginia Prediction, Line

Virginia 67, Louisville 64
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ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING
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Must See Rating: 3.5

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Louisville vs. Virginia Basketball Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Louisville vs Virginia college basketball fearless prediction and game preview.

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Louisville vs. Virginia college basketball fearless prediction and game preview.


Louisville vs. Virginia Broadcast

Date: Saturday, February 8
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
Network: ESPN

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Louisville (20-3) vs. Virginia (15-6) Game Preview

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Why Virginia Will Win

The formula is starting to work again.

As always, Virginia is slowing things down to a crawl, it’s playing amazing defense, and it’s keeping games at its level. Now, it’s starting to win again after a rough stretch of close battles with four losses in five games.

In a close battle, it comes down to who’s coming up with the key takeaways and defensive stops. Louisville doesn’t force mistakes as it wins by cranking up the offensive production and gets hot.

How did it lose to Florida State a month ago? It missed just about everything from the field. How did it lose to Kentucky? It hit just 40% from the field. It lost to Texas Tech when it went under the 40% mark, too.

Virginia holds teams to 36% from the field.

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Why Louisville Will Win

For the most part, Virginia is struggling to come up with all the clutch shots late like it did throughout last year.

Part of the problem is the overall field goal percentage. Last year, the Cavaliers hit over 47% from the field and and close to 40% from three. This season? They’re making only 40% of their shots overall and are an abysmal 28% from three.

Louisville’s defense is destroying everyone’s outside shooting game – it’s among the best in the country at stopping teams from hitting the three, and it’s sixth in the nation in overall field goal defense.

Against Virginia, all it takes is a stop or two to make all the difference.

What’s Going To Happen

Can Virginia go back to being Virginia in all phases? Not in the KFC Yum!

The Cavalier defense will do its part, but Louisville’s defense will be just a bit better when it has to be. The UofL O will hit the threes the Cavs won’t.

Louisville vs. Virginia Prediction, Line

Louisville 65, Virginia 57
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Louisville -7, o/u: 114
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ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
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Must See Rating: 3.5

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