2010 Louisville Cardinals Odds to Win March Madness Tournament

Last Updated on March 10, 2010 5:34 pm by drew

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Inconsistency has been the story for the Louisville Cardinals this season, but with a coach like Rick Pitino, they are always a contender to win a NCAA Championship.

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Two-straight Elite Eight appearances and NCAA Tournament appearances in six of the last seven seasons have made

Louisville a legitimate factor in college basketball year-in and year-out. Since Pitino took over in 2001, he has led the Cardinals to great national success, including a Final Four appearance in 2005. This season,

Louisville has went 20-11 and 11-7 in the Big East.

Oddsmakers from online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com have given

Louisville 40/1 odds to win the NCAA Tournament and 13/2 odds to win the Big East Tournament.

Though the Cardinals have lost five games to ranked opponents, they do hold two wins over

Syracuse, something no other team in the country can say.

Louisville has had two different four-game winning streaks and also picked up three wins over ranked teams.

Louisville has been pretty balances in most areas, not excelling in any one area and not struggling in one either. If the Cardinals have a strength, it would be in offensive rebounding, where they rank third in the Big East with 14.6 per-game.

Louisville likes to shoot from the outside, as they average 8 3-point field goals a game, which ties for the Big East lead. They do struggle to defend the perimeter though, ranking 15^th in defensive 3-point field goal percentage at .346.

The Cardinals have been led by two players all season in Samardo Samuels and Edgar Sosa. Samuels averages 15.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per-game as a forward while Sosa is averaging 12.8 points and 4.6 assists per-contest.

2010 March Madness Odds

Louisville 40/1

2010 Big East Tournament Odds

Louisville 13/2

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Posted: 3/10/10 5:34PM ET