Louisville vs. Virginia Odds
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (The Spread) – No. 21 Louisville faces a road test on Saturday when it takes on Virginia at 12:30PM ET on ESPN3.
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Louisville is 2-0 on the season, 2-0 against the spread and playing in its first road game. Virginia is 1-1 on the year, 1-1 at home and 2-0 against the spread. These two have split the over/under total in both their games. Louisville and Virginia haven’t met on the field since 1989.
Trends show that Louisville is 14-2 against the spread in its last 16 conference games and 19-7 ATS in its last 26 road games. Virginia is just 2-9-1 ATS in its last 12 games in September. Virginia has went over the point total odds in 8 of its last 10 games.
According to oddsmakers from BetDSI, Louisville is the slight favorite to win, as the Cardinals have odds of -6.5 points at Virginia. The over/under total has been set at 47.5 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Louisville favored by 6.5 points as well. The spread went up to 7 for a short time before falling back to 6.5. The over/under total hasn’t changed since opening at 47.5 points.
Louisville has had a great start to 2014 under new coach Bobby Petrino. The Cardinals beat Miami 31-13 and followed that up with a 66-21 win over Murray State. The team is being led by Dominique Brown, who has rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns, while L.J. Scott has added 128 rushing yards and one score Quarterback Will Gardner is 33 of 50 passing for 339 yards and four touchdowns.
Virginia opened the season with a 28-20 loss to UCLA before getting a 45-13 win over Richmond last week. The Cavaliers had just 330 yards of offense in the win, while giving up 422 yards to Richmond, but Virginia forced seven turnovers in the game. Darius Jennings led the offense with 79 receiving yards on four receptions while Kevin Parks rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.
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In terms of Injuries, Louisville running back Michael Dyer (quad) is questionable to play on Saturday. Virginia tackle Sadiq Olanrewaju (leg) and cornerback Demetrious Nicholson (toe) are both out.
The Public Bets for this game are backing Louisville, as the Cardinals are getting 72% of the wagers with odds of -6.5 points at Virginia on Saturday.
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