Saturday’s game between the Louisville Cardinals (7-5) and Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-6) at KFC Yum! Center has a projected final score of 82-68 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Louisville, so it should be a lopsided matchup. The game will tip off at 12:00 PM ET on December 28.

According to our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky is projected to cover the spread (19.5) versus Louisville. The two sides are projected to go under the 155.5 over/under.

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Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
• Time: 12:00 PM ET
• TV: The CW
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• Where: Louisville, Kentucky
• Venue: KFC Yum! Center
• Line: Louisville -19.5
• Point total: 155.5
• Moneyline (to win): Louisville -4000, Eastern Kentucky +1400

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Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Louisville 82, Eastern Kentucky 68

Spread & Total Prediction for Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Eastern Kentucky (+19.5)
• Pick OU: Under (155.5)

Louisville is 6-6-0 against the spread this season compared to Eastern Kentucky’s 5-5-0 ATS record. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Cardinals are 4-8-0 and the Colonels are 8-2-0. The two teams put up 155 points per game combined, 0.5 less than this matchup’s over/under.

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Louisville Performance Insights

• The Cardinals are outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game with a +80 scoring differential overall. They put up 78.0 points per game (127th in college basketball) and give up 71.3 per outing (182nd in college basketball).
• Louisville ranks 67th in the country at 35.3 rebounds per game. That’s 5.5 more than the 29.8 its opponents average.
• Louisville hits 9.6 three-pointers per game (51st in college basketball), 1.6 more than its opponents (8.0). It is shooting 29.8% from beyond the arc (326th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 35.8%.
• The Cardinals rank 134th in college basketball by averaging 98.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 159th in college basketball, allowing 89.9 points per 100 possessions.
• Louisville wins the turnover battle by 2.3 per game, committing 11.5 (177th in college basketball) while its opponents average 13.8.

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Colonels’ +24 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.0 points per game) is a result of putting up 77.0 points per game (156th in college basketball) while giving up 75.0 per outing (276th in college basketball).
• Eastern Kentucky records 35.3 rebounds per game (67th in college basketball), compared to the 35.0 of its opponents.
• Eastern Kentucky hits 9.4 three-pointers per game (60th in college basketball) at a 31.7% rate (268th in college basketball), compared to the 7.1 per game its opponents make, at a 35.4% rate.
• Eastern Kentucky has won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 10.9 per game (125th in college basketball) while forcing 14.6 (38th in college basketball).

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