Saturday’s game at KFC Yum! Center has the Louisville Cardinals (7-5) taking on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-6) at 12:00 PM ET. Our computer prediction is a lopsided 82-68 victory, as our model heavily favors Louisville.

According to our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky projects to cover the 19.5-point spread in its matchup versus Louisville. The over/under has been set at 155.5, and the two sides are projected to go under that total.

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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’s record against the spread so far this season is 6-6-0, and Eastern Kentucky’s is 5-5-0. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Cardinals are 4-8-0 and the Colonels are 8-2-0. The two teams average 155 points per game combined, 0.5 fewer than this matchup’s total.

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Louisville Performance Insights

• The Cardinals average 78.0 points per game (127th in college basketball) while allowing 71.3 per outing (182nd in college basketball). They have a +80 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.7 points per game.
• Louisville averages 35.3 rebounds per game (67th in college basketball) while conceding 29.8 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 5.5 boards per game.
• Louisville hits 1.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.6 (51st in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.0.
• The Cardinals score 98.3 points per 100 possessions (134th in college basketball), while allowing 89.9 points per 100 possessions (159th in college basketball).
• Louisville has committed 2.3 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 11.5 (177th in college basketball play) while forcing 13.8 (67th in college basketball).

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Colonels have a +24 scoring differential, topping opponents by 2.0 points per game. They’re putting up 77.0 points per game, 156th in college basketball, and are allowing 75.0 per outing to rank 276th in college basketball.
• Eastern Kentucky pulls down 35.3 rebounds per game (67th in college basketball), compared to the 35.0 of its opponents.
• Eastern Kentucky knocks down 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 wins the turnover battle by 3.7 per game, committing 10.9 (125th in college basketball) while its opponents average 14.6.

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